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

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.9 / 7 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. probablyadverb

   In all likelihood.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Probablyadverb

   in a probable manner; in likelihood

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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

How to pronounce probably?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say probably in sign language?

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. Ray Duncan:

   We made the ’72, ’73, ’74 and ’75 before we sold our first bottle of wine. My dad had the faith and trust in Justin to do that, we basically borrowed all the money. It was not that expensive. Nobody was here—there was nothing going on. The investment on the first vintage was probably $5 a bottle, or $60 a case.

2. Kallum Pickering:

   All hell could break loose as the various factions of parliament struggle to gain control of the Brexit process, we are probably about to enter the phase of peak uncertainty.

3. Rookie Daniel Berger:

   If you told me I was going to finish solo second when the week started, I'd probably have taken it, right now, I am not as happy as I wish I was. It won't be the last time, so I just look at it as that.

4. Michael Levin:

   And apparently it's still up on YouTube, and I think the Warren people just googled ‘American Dream,’ found us, and said, ‘What a nice mixed-race couple. They're probably sort of working-class people.’.

5. Mitch McConnell:

   I was pointing out they have their own fiscal problems that predate the coronavirus and I was not interested in borrowing money from future generations to fix age-old problems, there probably will be another state and local funding bill, but we need to make sure that we achieve something that will go beyond simply sending out money.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=probably
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Probably
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=probably
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/probably
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=probably