"likely" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈlaɪkli/ Audio: en-us-likely.ogg [US] Forms: likelier [comparative], more likely [comparative], likeliest [superlative], most likely [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪkli Etymology: From Middle English likely, likly, lykly, likliche, from Old English ġelīclīċ (“likely”) and Old Norse líkligr (“likely”), both from Proto-Germanic *līkalīkaz, equivalent to like + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|likely}} Middle English likely, {{m|enm|likly}} likly, {{m|enm|lykly}} lykly, {{m|enm|likliche}} likliche, {{inh|en|ang|ġelīclīċ|t=likely}} Old English ġelīclīċ (“likely”), {{der|en|non|líkligr|t=likely}} Old Norse líkligr (“likely”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*līkalīkaz}} Proto-Germanic *līkalīkaz, {{suffix|en|like|ly|id2=adjectival}} like + -ly Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} likely (comparative likelier or more likely, superlative likeliest or most likely)
  1. Probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring. Translations (displaying the qualities or characteristics that make something probable): εἰκός (eikós) (Ancient Greek), вероятен (verojaten) (Bulgarian), luultava (Finnish), todennäköinen (Finnish), adatto (Italian), sannsynlig (Norwegian), sannolik (Swedish) Translations (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring): εἰκός (eikós) (Ancient Greek), հավանական (havanakan) (Armenian), gwirheñvel (Breton), вероятен (verojaten) (Bulgarian), probable (Catalan), sandsynlig (Danish), verŝajna (Esperanto), sannlíkur (Faroese), todennäköinen (Finnish), probable (French), wahrscheinlich (German), valószínű (Hungarian), wascheinlich (Hunsrik), is dóigh (Irish), dócha (Irish), probabile (Italian), きっと (kitto) (Japanese), おそらく (osoraku) (Japanese), probābilis (Latin), ticams (Latvian), iespējams (Latvian), tinga (Maori), sannsynlig (Norwegian), ġelīclīċ (Old English), prawdopodobny (Polish), provável (Portuguese), вероя́тный (verojátnyj) (Russian), возмо́жный (vozmóžnyj) (Russian), vjerojatan [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), pravdepodobný (Slovak), probable (Spanish), sannolik (Swedish), імові́рний (imovírnyj) (Ukrainian), ймові́рний (jmovírnyj) (Ukrainian), можли́вий (možlývyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-likely-en-adj-JgwG4DZF Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival) Disambiguation of American English: 11 24 21 6 7 7 7 1 10 5 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 34 17 2 2 1 2 0 29 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival): 28 26 32 2 3 2 3 4 Disambiguation of 'displaying the qualities or characteristics that make something probable': 45 31 9 3 7 2 4 Disambiguation of 'probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring': 81 9 4 1 3 1 1
  2. (as predicate, followed by to and infinitive) Reasonably to be expected; apparently destined, probable. Tags: infinitive, with-to Synonyms (as predicate, followed by "to" and infinitive): liable
    Sense id: en-likely-en-adj-qUJ9aJZ7 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival) Disambiguation of American English: 11 24 21 6 7 7 7 1 10 5 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 34 17 2 2 1 2 0 29 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival): 28 26 32 2 3 2 3 4 Disambiguation of 'as predicate, followed by "to" and infinitive': 15 43 19 8 5 4 7
  3. Appropriate, suitable; believable; promising, having a good potential. Translations (appropriate; believable; having a good potential): подходящ (podhodjašt) (Bulgarian), mahdollinen (Finnish), todennäköinen (Finnish), ígéretes (Hungarian), esélyes (Hungarian), promettente (Italian), ticams (Latvian), го́дный (gódnyj) (Russian), подходя́щий (podxodjáščij) (Russian), приго́дный (prigódnyj) (Russian), trolig (Swedish) Translations (promising; apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome): възможен (vǎzmožen) (Bulgarian), sandsynlig (Danish), lupaava (Finnish), todennäköinen (Finnish), ígéretes (Hungarian), biztató (Hungarian), reménykeltő (Hungarian), promettente (Italian), многообеща́ющий (mnogoobeščájuščij) (Russian), подающий надежды (podajuščij nadeždy) (Russian), перспекти́вный (perspektívnyj) (Russian) Translations (suitable; apparently appropriate or suitable): подходящ (podhodjašt) (Bulgarian), sopiva (Finnish), todennäköinen (Finnish), megfelelő (Hungarian), alkalmas (Hungarian), adatto (Italian)
    Sense id: en-likely-en-adj-5qR3Xo5~ Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival) Disambiguation of American English: 11 24 21 6 7 7 7 1 10 5 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 34 17 2 2 1 2 0 29 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival): 28 26 32 2 3 2 3 4 Disambiguation of 'appropriate; believable; having a good potential': 6 6 75 10 1 2 1 Disambiguation of 'promising; apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome': 7 6 62 2 17 2 4 Disambiguation of 'suitable; apparently appropriate or suitable': 2 20 71 1 1 2 3
  4. Plausible; within the realm of credibility. Translations (plausible; within the realm of credibility): правдоподобен (pravdopodoben) (Bulgarian), verŝajna (Esperanto), uskottava (Finnish), todennäköinen (Finnish), wahrscheinlich (German), glaubhaft (German), plausibel (German), hihető (Hungarian), verosimile (Italian), ticams (Latvian), sannsynlig (Norwegian), verossímel (Portuguese), verossímil (Portuguese), creíble (Spanish), rimlig (Swedish), trolig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-likely-en-adj-nMH-KOSY Disambiguation of 'plausible; within the realm of credibility': 2 1 6 88 0 1 1
  5. Leading with high probability to some specified outcome.
    Sense id: en-likely-en-adj-PNPgB8ef
  6. Attractive; pleasant. Translations (attractive; pleasant): miellyttävä (Finnish), piacevole (Italian), привлека́тельный (privlekátelʹnyj) (Russian), очарова́тельный (očarovátelʹnyj) (Russian), обаятельный (obajatelʹnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-likely-en-adj-GAY33hd8 Disambiguation of 'attractive; pleasant': 0 1 1 1 0 95 2
  7. (obsolete) Similar; like; alike. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-likely-en-adj-VVrdugEF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: as likely as not, likely lad, likely story, more than likely, not likely, not Pygmalion likely
Etymology number: 1

Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈlaɪkli/ Audio: en-us-likely.ogg [US] Forms: more likely [comparative], most likely [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪkli Etymology: From Middle English likely, likly, lykly, likliche, from Old English ġelīclīċe (“equally”) and Old Norse líkliga, glíkliga (“likely”), both from Proto-Germanic *līkalīka, equivalent to like + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|likely}} Middle English likely, {{m|enm|likly}} likly, {{m|enm|lykly}} lykly, {{m|enm|likliche}} likliche, {{inh|en|ang|ġelīclīċe|t=equally}} Old English ġelīclīċe (“equally”), {{der|en|non|líkliga}} Old Norse líkliga, {{m|non|glíkliga|t=likely}} glíkliga (“likely”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*līkalīka}} Proto-Germanic *līkalīka, {{suffix|en|like|ly}} like + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} likely (comparative more likely, superlative most likely)
  1. (obsolete) Similarly. Tags: US, obsolete
    Sense id: en-likely-en-adv-T1EakYgE
  2. Probably. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-likely-en-adv-u3gRLyDy Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English hedges, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of American English: 11 24 21 6 7 7 7 1 10 5 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 34 17 2 2 1 2 0 29 1 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 16 19 16 2 1 0 2 1 40 1 Disambiguation of English hedges: 16 11 16 1 2 1 1 1 47 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 18 17 21 0 2 1 1 1 37 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈlaɪkli/ Audio: en-us-likely.ogg [US] Forms: likelies [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪkli Etymology: From Middle English likely, likly, lykly, likliche, from Old English ġelīclīċ (“likely”) and Old Norse líkligr (“likely”), both from Proto-Germanic *līkalīkaz, equivalent to like + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|likely}} Middle English likely, {{m|enm|likly}} likly, {{m|enm|lykly}} lykly, {{m|enm|likliche}} likliche, {{inh|en|ang|ġelīclīċ|t=likely}} Old English ġelīclīċ (“likely”), {{der|en|non|líkligr|t=likely}} Old Norse líkligr (“likely”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*līkalīkaz}} Proto-Germanic *līkalīkaz, {{suffix|en|like|ly|id2=adjectival}} like + -ly Head templates: {{en-noun}} likely (plural likelies)
  1. Something or somebody considered likely.
    Sense id: en-likely-en-noun-jbtziz~4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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          "lang": "Esperanto",
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          "lang": "Faroese",
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          "lang": "French",
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
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          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
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          "lang": "Hunsrik",
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
          "word": "probabile"
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        {
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kitto",
          "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
          "word": "きっと"
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        {
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "osoraku",
          "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
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        {
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
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          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
          "word": "ticams"
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        {
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          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
          "word": "iespējams"
        },
        {
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
          "word": "tinga"
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        {
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          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
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        {
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          "code": "ang",
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          "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
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        {
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
          "word": "provável"
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        {
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "verojátnyj",
          "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
          "word": "вероя́тный"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vozmóžnyj",
          "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
          "word": "возмо́жный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 9 4 1 3 1 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "vjerojatan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 9 4 1 3 1 1",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
          "word": "pravdepodobný"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 9 4 1 3 1 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
          "word": "probable"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 9 4 1 3 1 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
          "word": "sannolik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 9 4 1 3 1 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "imovírnyj",
          "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
          "word": "імові́рний"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 9 4 1 3 1 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "jmovírnyj",
          "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
          "word": "ймові́рний"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 9 4 1 3 1 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "možlývyj",
          "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
          "word": "можли́вий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "45 31 9 3 7 2 4",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "verojaten",
          "sense": "displaying the qualities or characteristics that make something probable",
          "word": "вероятен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "45 31 9 3 7 2 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "displaying the qualities or characteristics that make something probable",
          "word": "luultava"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "45 31 9 3 7 2 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "displaying the qualities or characteristics that make something probable",
          "word": "todennäköinen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "45 31 9 3 7 2 4",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "eikós",
          "sense": "displaying the qualities or characteristics that make something probable",
          "word": "εἰκός"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "45 31 9 3 7 2 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "displaying the qualities or characteristics that make something probable",
          "word": "adatto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "45 31 9 3 7 2 4",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "displaying the qualities or characteristics that make something probable",
          "word": "sannsynlig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "45 31 9 3 7 2 4",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
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          "ref": "2013 April 9, Andrei Lankov, “Stay Cool. Call North Korea’s Bluff.”, in New York Times",
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        "(as predicate, followed by to and infinitive) Reasonably to be expected; apparently destined, probable."
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        "(obsolete) Similar; like; alike."
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          "text": "Dismounting on the sidewalk, their helmets still on, they fall into a lengthy conversation. Their dialogue is known only to them. But there is something the men themselves likely don’t know: About a mile away, from a windowless room, two other men are watching them.",
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          "ref": "2013 April 9, Andrei Lankov, “Stay Cool. Call North Korea’s Bluff.”, in New York Times",
          "text": "People who talk about an imminent possibility of war seldom pose this question: What would North Korea’s leadership get from unleashing a war that they are likely to lose in weeks, if not days?",
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          "ref": "2011 November 3, Chris Bevan, “Rubin Kazan 1 - 0 Tottenham”, in BBC Sport",
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        "(as predicate, followed by to and infinitive) Reasonably to be expected; apparently destined, probable."
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          "text": "not a very likely excuse.",
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          "ref": "2011 December 19, Kerry Brown, “Kim Jong-il obituary”, in The Guardian",
          "text": "The DPRK propagated an extraordinary tale of his birth occurring on Mount Baekdu, one of Korea's most revered sites, being accompanied by shooting stars in the sky. It is more likely that he was born in a small village in the USSR, while his father was serving as a Soviet-backed general during the second world war.",
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          "text": "a likely recipe for disaster.",
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        "(obsolete) Similar; like; alike."
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "havanakan",
      "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
      "word": "հավանական"
    },
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      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
      "word": "gwirheñvel"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "verojaten",
      "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
      "word": "вероятен"
    },
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
      "word": "probable"
    },
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
      "word": "sandsynlig"
    },
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
      "word": "verŝajna"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
      "word": "sannlíkur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
      "word": "todennäköinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
      "word": "probable"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
      "word": "wahrscheinlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "eikós",
      "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
      "word": "εἰκός"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
      "word": "valószínű"
    },
    {
      "code": "hrx",
      "lang": "Hunsrik",
      "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
      "word": "wascheinlich"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
      "word": "is dóigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
      "word": "dócha"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
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    },
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kitto",
      "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
      "word": "きっと"
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "osoraku",
      "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
      "word": "おそらく"
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
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      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
      "word": "ticams"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
      "word": "iespējams"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
      "word": "tinga"
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    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
      "word": "sannsynlig"
    },
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      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
      "word": "ġelīclīċ"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
      "word": "provável"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "verojátnyj",
      "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
      "word": "вероя́тный"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "vozmóžnyj",
      "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
      "word": "возмо́жный"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
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      "code": "sk",
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      "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
      "word": "sannolik"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "imovírnyj",
      "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
      "word": "імові́рний"
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    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "jmovírnyj",
      "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
      "word": "ймові́рний"
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    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "možlývyj",
      "sense": "probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring",
      "word": "можли́вий"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "verojaten",
      "sense": "displaying the qualities or characteristics that make something probable",
      "word": "вероятен"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "displaying the qualities or characteristics that make something probable",
      "word": "luultava"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "displaying the qualities or characteristics that make something probable",
      "word": "todennäköinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "eikós",
      "sense": "displaying the qualities or characteristics that make something probable",
      "word": "εἰκός"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "displaying the qualities or characteristics that make something probable",
      "word": "adatto"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "displaying the qualities or characteristics that make something probable",
      "word": "sannsynlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "displaying the qualities or characteristics that make something probable",
      "word": "sannolik"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "podhodjašt",
      "sense": "appropriate; believable; having a good potential",
      "word": "подходящ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "appropriate; believable; having a good potential",
      "word": "mahdollinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "appropriate; believable; having a good potential",
      "word": "todennäköinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "appropriate; believable; having a good potential",
      "word": "ígéretes"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "appropriate; believable; having a good potential",
      "word": "esélyes"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "appropriate; believable; having a good potential",
      "word": "promettente"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "appropriate; believable; having a good potential",
      "word": "ticams"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gódnyj",
      "sense": "appropriate; believable; having a good potential",
      "word": "го́дный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podxodjáščij",
      "sense": "appropriate; believable; having a good potential",
      "word": "подходя́щий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prigódnyj",
      "sense": "appropriate; believable; having a good potential",
      "word": "приго́дный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "appropriate; believable; having a good potential",
      "word": "trolig"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pravdopodoben",
      "sense": "plausible; within the realm of credibility",
      "word": "правдоподобен"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "plausible; within the realm of credibility",
      "word": "verŝajna"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "plausible; within the realm of credibility",
      "word": "uskottava"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "plausible; within the realm of credibility",
      "word": "todennäköinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "plausible; within the realm of credibility",
      "word": "wahrscheinlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "plausible; within the realm of credibility",
      "word": "glaubhaft"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "plausible; within the realm of credibility",
      "word": "plausibel"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "plausible; within the realm of credibility",
      "word": "hihető"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "plausible; within the realm of credibility",
      "word": "verosimile"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "plausible; within the realm of credibility",
      "word": "ticams"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "plausible; within the realm of credibility",
      "word": "sannsynlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "plausible; within the realm of credibility",
      "word": "verossímel"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "plausible; within the realm of credibility",
      "word": "verossímil"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "plausible; within the realm of credibility",
      "word": "creíble"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "plausible; within the realm of credibility",
      "word": "rimlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "plausible; within the realm of credibility",
      "word": "trolig"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "podhodjašt",
      "sense": "suitable; apparently appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "подходящ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "suitable; apparently appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "sopiva"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "suitable; apparently appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "todennäköinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "suitable; apparently appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "megfelelő"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "suitable; apparently appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "alkalmas"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "suitable; apparently appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "adatto"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vǎzmožen",
      "sense": "promising; apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome",
      "word": "възможен"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "promising; apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome",
      "word": "sandsynlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "promising; apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome",
      "word": "lupaava"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "promising; apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome",
      "word": "todennäköinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "promising; apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome",
      "word": "ígéretes"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "promising; apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome",
      "word": "biztató"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "promising; apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome",
      "word": "reménykeltő"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "promising; apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome",
      "word": "promettente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mnogoobeščájuščij",
      "sense": "promising; apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome",
      "word": "многообеща́ющий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podajuščij nadeždy",
      "sense": "promising; apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome",
      "word": "подающий надежды"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "perspektívnyj",
      "sense": "promising; apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome",
      "word": "перспекти́вный"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "attractive; pleasant",
      "word": "miellyttävä"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "attractive; pleasant",
      "word": "piacevole"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "privlekátelʹnyj",
      "sense": "attractive; pleasant",
      "word": "привлека́тельный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "očarovátelʹnyj",
      "sense": "attractive; pleasant",
      "word": "очарова́тельный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obajatelʹnyj",
      "sense": "attractive; pleasant",
      "word": "обаятельный"
    }
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}

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        "Similarly."
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        "(obsolete) Similarly."
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        {
          "text": "Likely he’ll win the election in this economy.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2018 February, Robert Draper, “They are Watching You—and Everything Else on the Planet: Technology and Our Increasing Demand for Security have Put Us All under Surveillance. Is Privacy Becoming just a Memory?”, in National Geographic, Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2018-06-14",
          "text": "Dismounting on the sidewalk, their helmets still on, they fall into a lengthy conversation. Their dialogue is known only to them. But there is something the men themselves likely don’t know: About a mile away, from a windowless room, two other men are watching them.",
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