"likely" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Englisch]

IPA: ˈlaɪkli Audio: En-us-likely.ogg Forms: likely [positive], more likely [comparative], most likely [superlative]
  1. ein/ wahrscheinlicher
    Sense id: de-likely-en-adj-oohgHjfq
  2. wahrscheinlich
    Sense id: de-likely-en-adj-dDvMmNLY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: likeliness Translations: wahrscheinlich (Deutsch)

Adverb [Englisch]

IPA: ˈlaɪkli Audio: En-us-likely.ogg Forms: likely [positive], more likely [comparative], most likely [superlative]
  1. standardsprachlich: als Adverb nur nach einem Beiwort wie »very«, »quite«, »hardly«, »more« oder »most«
    Sense id: de-likely-en-adv-5EZYaJR3
  2. wahrscheinlich, vermutlich, voraussichtlich, (anzunehmenderweise)
    Sense id: de-likely-en-adv-CKZcLciY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: probably Translations: wahrscheinlich (Deutsch), vermutlich (Deutsch), voraussichtlich (Deutsch)

Inflected forms

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