probable
Syllables: prob·a·bleUK/ˈpɹɒbəbl̩//ˈpɹɑbəbl̩/
probable adjective: likely or most likely to be true.
Adjective
probable (comparative more probable, superlative most probable)
- Likely or most likely to be true.
- It's probable that it will rain tomorrow.
- The probable source of the failure was the mass of feathers in the intake manifold.
- Likely to happen.
- With all the support we have, success is looking probable.
- Supporting, or giving ground for, belief, but not demonstrating.
- probable evidence1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC
- From an examination of the Teutonic words for "temple" Grimm has made it probable that amongst the Germans the oldest sanctuaries were natural woods.1890, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 2, page 8
- Capable of being proved.
Noun
probable (plural probables)
- Something that is likely.
- Four of the 32 251 Ku aircraft turned back, but the other 28 fought for 20 minutes against a reported 100 enemy aircraft, claiming 18 destroyed and five probables.2013, Ikuhiko Hata, Yasuho Izawa, Christopher Shores, Japanese Naval Fighter Aces 1932-45, page 57
- A person who is likely to appear or do a certain thing.
probable meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
probable in Hindi
- likely to be true
- प्रायिक prāyik, संभावित sambhāvit
- likely to happen
- प्रायिक prāyik, संभावित sambhāvit
probable in Tamil
- நிகழத்தக்க, நேரிடக்கூடிய, இயலக்கூடிய, நிகழக்கூடிய
probable in Urdu
- ممکن, ممکنہ
probable in Bengali
- সম্ভাব্য, হতে পারে এমন
More languagesFewer languages
- probable in Telugu
- సంభావ్య sambhāvya
- probable in Malayalam
- ഏകദേശമായ, സംഗതിയുള്ള, സംഭാവ്യമായ
- probable in Kannada
- ನಡೆಯಬಹುದಾದ, ಆಗುವ ಸಾಧ್ಯತೆ ಇರುವ, ಸಂಭವನೀಯ, ಬಹುದಾದ
Examples of probable in a sentence
- It's not just possible, it's probable that there will be rain tomorrow.
- The mayor is situated between probable censure and possible recall.
- Man is the probable evolutional successor to the chimpanzee.
Antonyms of probable
Forms of probable
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more probable |
| superlative | most probable |
| Noun | |
| plural | probables |
Origin of probable
From Middle English probable, from Old French probable, from Latin probābilis (“that may be proved, credible”), from probāre (“to test, examine”); see probe, probity, prove. Compare recent doublet provable.
Words formed from probable
Phrases with probable
Questions about probable
- What does probable mean?
- Probable means likely or most likely to be true.
- What is probable in Hindi?
- Probable in Hindi is प्रायिक (prāyik), संभावित (sambhāvit). See Probable meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is probable?
- Probable can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce probable?
- Probable is pronounced /ˈpɹɒbəbl̩/ (UK).
Words near probable in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: probable (page history and authors); probable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); probable (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Probable (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); సంభావ్య (Telugu) (page history and authors); probable (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); probable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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