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Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary
likely
1. has a good chance of being the case or of coming about (Freq. 58) - these services are likely to be available to us all before long - she is likely to forget - a likely place for a restaurant - the broken limb is likely to fall - rain is likely - a likely topic for investigation - likely candidates for the job • Ant: unlikely • Similar to: apt, liable, probable, promising • See Also: possible • Derivationally related forms: likeliness • Attrubites: likelihood, likeliness 2. likely but not certain to be or become true or real (Freq. 4) - a likely result - he foresaw a probable loss • Syn: probable • Ant: improbable (for: probable) • Similar to: equiprobable, presumptive, verisimilar • Derivationally related forms: likeliness, probability (for: probable) 3. expected to become or be; in prospect - potential clients • Syn: potential • Similar to: prospective • Derivationally related forms: potency (for: potential), potentiality (for: potential), likeliness 4. within the realm of credibility - not a very likely excuse • Similar to: credible, believable
with considerable certainty; without much doubt (Freq. 9) - He is probably out of the country - in all likelihood we are headed for war • Syn: probably, in all likelihood, in all probability, belike • Derived from adjective: probable (for: probably)
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