probably
UK/ˈpɹɒb.ə.bli//ˈpɹɑ.bə.bli/
probably adverb: in all likelihood.
Adverb
probably (comparative more probably, superlative most probably)
- In all likelihood.
- She probably has arrived by now.
- She has probably arrived by now.
- Synonyms:
- likely, in all probability, more than likely, belike, mostly
probably meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
probably in Tamil
- in all likelihood
- அநேகமாக anēkamāka
probably in Marathi
- probably, perhaps, maybe, possibly
- बहुतेक bahutek
probably in Urdu
- probably, apparently, for the most part, mostly, chiefly
- غالبا ġāliban
probably in Bengali
- সম্ভবত, খুব সম্ভবত, চাই কি
More languagesFewer languages
- probably in Telugu
- బహుశా bahuśā
- probably in Malayalam
- ഒരുപക്ഷേ, പ്രായേണ, മിക്കവാറും
- probably in Kannada
- ಪ್ರಾಯಶಃ
- probably in Gujarati
- મોટે ભાગે moṭe bhāge
- probably in Odia
- ହୁଏତ hueta, ସିନା sinā
- probably in Tagalog
- baká
- probably in Arabic
- مِن اَلْمُحْتَمَل min al-muḥtamal, رُبَّمَا rubbamā
- probably in Malay
- barangkali
- probably in Indonesian
- mungkin, kemungkinan
- probably in Thai
- ท่าจะ tâa jà
- probably in Vietnamese
- có lẽ, có thể
Examples of probably in a sentence
- Probably she has arrived by now.
- He'll probably arrive tomorrow.
- He probably will arrive tomorrow.
- Probably he'll arrive tomorrow.
- It is probably too late for amends.
- It probably is too late for amends.
Synonyms of probably
Forms of probably
| comparative | more probably |
|---|---|
| superlative | most probably |
| alternative Internet Leet | proly |
| alternative Internet | pby |
| alternative form (obsolete) | probablely |
| alternative form (colloquial, slang) | probally |
| alternative form (colloquial, slang) | probly |
| alternative form (colloquial, slang) | prolly |
Origin of probably
From Middle English probably, probabily, equivalent to probable + -ly.
Phrases with probably
Questions about probably
- What does probably mean?
- Probably means in all likelihood.
- What is probably in Tamil?
- Probably in Tamil is அநேகமாக (anēkamāka). See Probably meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use probably in a sentence?
- Probably she has arrived by now.
- What part of speech is probably?
- Probably is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce probably?
- Probably is pronounced /ˈpɹɒb.ə.bli/ (UK).
Words near probably in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: probably (page history and authors); बहुतेक (Marathi) (page history and authors); غالبا (Urdu) (page history and authors); probably (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); బహుశా (Telugu) (page history and authors); probably (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); probably (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); મોટે ભાગે (Gujarati) (page history and authors); ସିନା (Odia) (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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