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

WikidataRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

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

   US English

   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. Michael Kugelman:

   The moment that Modi touched down in Lahore (and probably even before), something like this was doomed to happen, at this point, there's sufficient goodwill in India-Pakistan relations to weather this attack. Saboteurs won't win this one.

2. Katarina Zarutskie:

   Katarina Zarutskie was able to quickly rip Katarina Zarutskie arm out of the shark’s mouth and cover the wound to prevent blood from getting to the other sharks lurking around. The 19-year-old said it's been a journey treating the wound to have it heal completely. ( Katarina Zarutskie) If [ the shark ] would have got my hand in a different way, I probably wouldn't have been able to get my hand out.

3. Joe Arpaio:

   We feel that this is probably a copycat.

4. Emmanuel Macron:

   I think President Trump election was unexpected in your country, and probably President Trump election was unexpected in my country, and we are not part of the classical political system.

5. Joe BidenBiden:

   Hopefully by Monday, we're going to be in a very different place in terms of being able to be in communication with all of you, i promise you're going to be hearing more of me than you want, probably.

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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