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prob·a·bly
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ˈprɒb
ə
bli
/
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-
uh
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adverb
in all likelihood; very likely:
He
will
probably attend.
Origin:
1525–35;
probable
+
-ly
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probably
(ˈprɒbəblɪ)
—
adv
1.
(
sentence modifier; not used with a negative or in a question
) in all likelihood or probability:
I'll probably see you tomorrow
—
sentence substitute
2.
I believe such a thing or situation may be the case
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
probably
1530s, "plausibly," from
probable
. As a general purpose qualifier, 1610s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
In no case,
probably
, has time sufficed for the utmost possible amount of
development.
To conserve scarce supplies, water managers will
probably
have to implement
restrictions again.
They are
probably
happy in a dead memory, a stage they have
probably
achieved
with much effort and inducement.
Your students have
probably
heard stories or fairy tales about the forest, and
they may have spent time in the woods.
Probably
if you're in a cooler place you won't have farmers selling their eggplant for a little bit quite yet.
The thieves were
probably
lucky to have escaped burial themselves.
If he had he
probably
would never have become a playwright.
There are
probably
hundreds of millions of active blogs worldwide, though no one has made a definitive count.
This time
probably
isn't different.
If you have a lawyer contact them, they will
probably
remove the content.
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