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[ UK /lˈa‍ɪkli/ ]
[ US /ˈɫaɪkɫi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. within the realm of credibility
    not a very likely excuse
  2. has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
    a likely place for a restaurant
    rain is likely
    the broken limb is likely to fall
    likely candidates for the job
    she is likely to forget
    these services are likely to be available to us all before long
    a likely topic for investigation
  3. likely but not certain to be or become true or real
    a likely result
    he foresaw a probable loss
  4. expected to become or be; in prospect
    potential clients
ADVERB
  1. with considerable certainty; without much doubt
    in all likelihood we are headed for war
    He is probably out of the country

How To Use likely In A Sentence

  • He made comments about a couple of items, suggesting an appetizer that sounded unlikely but that, in his words,'went down a treat. FOLLY
  • Moreover, Mr Webb's point about what he calls disinterested management -- that is to say, the management of banks by officers whose remuneration bears no relation to the profit made on each piece of business transacted -- is one of the matters in which English banking seems likely at least to be modified. War-Time Financial Problems
  • The game's protagonist, Laharl, a self-absorbed demon who also happens to be prince to the throne of the netherworld, is as unlikely a ‘hero’ as one could expect.
  • Hillary's woman problem is that her reach among women over 30 I don't want to use the term older women is unlikely to change much. Hillary's Woman Problem Part II
  • A study by Conservation International, an American organisation, found that nearly a third of frogs, toads, newts and other amphibian species were likely to disappear within 100 years.
  • The report said mobile phone networks worldwide were likely to have 1.6 billion subscribers by the end of this year.
  • If you lip balm contains phenol, camphor, menthol, peppermint oil or eucalyptus, it's most likely making your lips more chapped than not.
  • Gil probably should have thought about that and realized that a street address with the word rattlesnake in it was most likely a bad omen—that things probably wouldn’t turn out well if they tried living there. Fatal Error
  • They love the series and some whitehats tell em they gotta do it in three movies and some bullshit tv series..which most likely wouldnt be hbo or the like they cancelled deadwood in three seasons because it was too expensive to produce. network tv adaptation would be a catastrophe and blasphamy..they deny it probably out of respect. Ron Howard to direct DARK TOWER movie trilogy
  • It is unlikely that their blueprint for economic reform will be put into action.
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