likely

adjectiveB1 · Intermediate

Probably going to happen.

Meaning of «likely»

adjective

probably going to happen

It is likely to rain later this afternoon.

Translation

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«likely» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

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TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

likely to do or suffer something

likelyprobably going to happen; the usual wordIt is likely to rain this afternoon.

aptformaloften does something by natureChildren are apt to copy adults.

proneoften suffers something badThis road is prone to flooding.

liablemay easily do something badGlass is liable to break if you drop it.

able or expected to happen

possiblecan happen, but may notRain is possible tomorrow.

likelywill probably happenIt is likely to rain this afternoon.

probableformallike likely, but more formalThe most probable cause is a fault in the wire.

Word family

likely B1 · adjectivelikelihood B2 · noununlikely B1 · adjective

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