probably

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adverb with considerable certainty; without much doubt
  2. adverb easy to believe on the basis of available evidence

Etymology

From Middle English probably, probabily, equivalent to probable + -ly.

In classic literature

Synonyms

likely, in all likelihood, in all probability, belike

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