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Definitions for probably
ˈprɒb ə bliprob·a·b·ly

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. probably, likely, in all likelihood, in all probability, belikeadverb

    with considerable certainty; without much doubt

    "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war"

  2. credibly, believably, plausibly, probablyadverb

    easy to believe on the basis of available evidence

    "he talked plausibly before the committee"; "he will probably win the election"

Wiktionary

  1. probablyadverb

    In all likelihood.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Probablyadverb

    Likely; in likelihood.

    Etymology: from probable.

    Distinguish betwixt what may possibly, and what will probably be done. Roger L'Estrange, Fables.

    Our constitution in church or state could not probably have been long preserved, without such methods. Jonathan Swift.

ChatGPT

  1. probably

    Probably is used to express a likelihood or the degree of uncertainty in a statement, indicating that something is likely to happen or be true, but not certain. It suggests a higher chance of occurrence compared to "possibly" or "maybe" but falls short of being definitive or conclusive.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Probablyadverb

    in a probable manner; in likelihood

Wikidata

  1. Probably

    "Probably" is the 10th episode of the fourth season of the animated television series South Park, and the 58th episode of the series overall. "Probably" originally aired in the United States on July 26, 2000, on Comedy Central. It is the second part of a two-part episode, which concludes the story-line from "Do the Handicapped Go to Hell?".

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'probably' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #402

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'probably' in Written Corpus Frequency: #201

  3. Adverbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'probably' in Adverbs Frequency: #49

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of probably in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of probably in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of probably in a Sentence

  1. De Haan:

    I would say that going into late October, early November, prices should be moderating, i think it's probable that prices in much of the West Coast should bring things down for a good portion ... it may take a week or two for the trend to start showing downdrafts, but I would say probably by mid to late October, prices should be falling for much of the West Coast and potentially the Great Lakes as well.

  2. Luis García:

    I don’t look early (in the season), i’m looking a lot now. They’re out there. They’re right in front of us, and I think probably everybody is.

  3. Julius Randle:

    It was probably our best defensive performance of the year.

  4. Phil Shearer:

    This is the busiest I have seen the lay-up industry for a long time, probably since at least 1993, 1993 was bad, but the container and bulk markets were not also down.

  5. Christina Schwarzenegger:

    I was diagnosed I think when I was around five with ADD, as a majority of kids probably are, and then I started taking it in high school, ninth grade, for about a few months, and then I stopped taking it. Just because I didn’t like the side effects.

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