Definitions for probably
ˈprɒb ə bliprob·a·bly

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1. probably, likely, in all likelihood, in all probability, belike(adverb)

   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, probably(adverb)

   easy to believe on the basis of available evidence

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

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1. probably(Adverb)

   In all likelihood.

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1. Probably(adverb)

   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

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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. Lyudmila Petrova:

   It was an absolute surprise for me but I guess every now and then you have to change up the government. I doubt it will bring a change for good. They'll probably put new faces into power but the general policy won't change, i don't know anything about the new candidate for the PM's position, they just took somebody out of their pocket, I literally don't know anything about this person, good or bad.

2. Jonathan Bricker:

   Being okay with the middle seat, especially on a long flight, is an exercise in acceptance and willingness to allow what is be what is, if you’re able to give up your privacy and your autonomy, and realize it’s just a moment in time that will pass, you’re probably the most enlightened passenger on the plane.

3. Sigmund Freud:

   Just as a cautious businessman avoids investing all his capital in one concern, so wisdom would probably admonish us also not to anticipate all our happiness from one quarter alone.

4. Eastern Indian:

   Probably 70 % of the population [ in the town ] was living below poverty, i never complained, but I also had no idea growing up what the world outside looked like.

5. Carlotta Asami:

   They say that there was a point in which they were very close and probably what happened is that, you know, a big ship creating a big wave -- they were approaching in a very strong manner and they lost balance.

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