Probably — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

easy to believe on the basis of available evidence

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɑːbəbli/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɒbəbli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɒbəbli/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɑːbəbli/.

Examples

He is probably out of the country
in all likelihood we are headed for war
he talked plausibly before the committee

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

belike plausibly in all likelihood in all probability credibly believably likely

Antonyms

incredibly

Parts of Speech

adverb	with considerable certainty; without much doubt “He is probably out of the country”
adverb	easy to believe on the basis of available evidence “he talked plausibly before the committee”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wahrscheinlich

mit ziemlicher Sicherheit; ohne großen Zweifel

🇫🇷French

probablement

avec une grande certitude ; sans trop de doute

🇪🇸Spanish

probablemente

con considerable certeza; sin mucha duda

🇮🇹Italian

probabilmente

con notevole certezza; senza molti dubbi

🇳🇱Dutch

waarschijnlijk

met grote zekerheid; zonder veel twijfel

🇵🇹Portuguese

provavelmente

com considerável certeza; sem muita dúvida

🇷🇺Russian

вероятно

со значительной уверенностью; без особых сомнений

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शायद

काफी निश्चितता के साथ; बिना किसी संदेह के

🇧🇩Bengali

সম্ভবত

যথেষ্ট নিশ্চিততার সাথে; অনেক সন্দেহ ছাড়াই

🇮🇳Tamil

அநேகமாக

கணிசமான உறுதியுடன்; அதிக சந்தேகம் இல்லாமல்

🇮🇳Telugu

బహుశా

గణనీయమైన ఖచ్చితత్వంతో; చాలా సందేహం లేకుండా

🇮🇳Marathi

कदाचित

लक्षणीय खात्रीने; जास्त शंका न घेता

🇮🇳Gujarati

કદાચ

નોંધપાત્ર નિશ્ચિતતા સાથે; ખૂબ શંકા વિના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಹುಶಃ

ಗಣನೀಯ ಖಚಿತತೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ; ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಸಂದೇಹವಿಲ್ಲದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒരുപക്ഷേ

ഗണ്യമായ ഉറപ്പോടെ; അധികം സംശയമില്ലാതെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਾਇਦ

ਕਾਫ਼ੀ ਨਿਸ਼ਚਤਤਾ ਨਾਲ; ਬਹੁਤ ਸ਼ੱਕ ਬਿਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

شاید

کافی یقین کے ساتھ؛ زیادہ شک کے بغیر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

大概

具有相当的确定性；毫无疑问

🇯🇵Japanese

おそらく

かなりの確実性を持って。あまり疑いもなく

🇰🇷Korean

아마

상당한 확신을 가지고; 의심의 여지 없이

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có lẽ

với sự chắc chắn đáng kể; không có nhiều nghi ngờ

🇹🇭Thai

อาจจะ

ด้วยความแน่นอนอย่างยิ่ง; โดยไม่ต้องสงสัยมากนัก

🇮🇩Indonesian

mungkin

dengan cukup pasti; tanpa banyak keraguan

🇵🇭Filipino

malamang

may malaking katiyakan; nang walang labis na pagdududa

🇲🇾Malay

mungkin

dengan cukup pasti; tanpa banyak keraguan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

من المحتمل

بقدر كبير من اليقين؛ دون الكثير من الشك

🇮🇷Persian

احتمالا

با اطمینان قابل توجهی؛ بدون شک زیاد

🇹🇷Turkish

muhtemelen

hatırı sayılır bir kesinlikle; hiç şüphesiz

🇮🇱Hebrew

כַּנִראֶה

בוודאות ניכרת; ללא ספק רב

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What is the primary definition of the word 'probably'?

The primary meaning of 'probably' is 'with considerable certainty; without much doubt'.

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Using 'probably' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'probably' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'probably' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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