Likely Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈɫaɪkɫi/

LYK-lee

UK

/lˈaɪkli/

LYK-lee

التعريف

If something is likely, it will probably happen or is probably true. It can also describe the person or thing that will probably do something.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Very common in both spoken and written English. Common patterns are 'be likely to + verb' and 'it is likely that + clause'. 'Probably' is an adverb, but 'likely' is mainly an adjective, though in informal English you may hear 'most likely' as an adverbial phrase.

• Spanish: probable
• Portuguese (BR): provável
• Portuguese (PT): provável
• Chinese (Simplified): 可能的 - 很可能
• Chinese (Traditional): 可能的 - 很可能
• Hindi: संभावित - शायद
• Arabic: محتمل - على الأرجح
• Bengali: সম্ভাব্য - সম্ভবত
• Russian: вероятный - скорее всего
• Japanese: ありそうな - 起こりそうな
• Vietnamese: có khả năng - có lẽ
• Korean: 가능성이 있는 - 아마도
• Turkish: muhtemel - olası
• Urdu: ممکنہ - غالباً
• Indonesian: kemungkinan - mungkin

جمل نموذجية

It is likely to rain tonight.

basic

She is the most likely person to win.

basic

That story seems likely.

basic

We're likely to be late if we don't leave now.

natural

He's not likely to change his mind.

natural

Most likely, they forgot about the meeting.

natural