probably
adverb /ˈprɒbəbli/
/ˈprɑːbəbli/
- used to say that something is likely to happen or to be true
- You're probably right.
- I think that's probably true.
- It'll probably be OK.
- It was the best known and probably the most popular of her songs.
- ‘Is he going to be there?’ ‘Probably.’
- ‘I bet he's responsible for this mess.’ ‘Very probably.’
- ‘Do we need the car?’ ‘Probably not.’
- As you probably know, I'm going to be changing jobs soon.
- You probably think I'm crazy for trusting him.
- The two cases are most probably connected.
Language Bank perhapsperhapsMaking an opinion sound less definiteTopics Doubt, guessing and certaintya1- Most cybercrime involves traditional crimes, such as theft and fraud, being committed in new ways. Phishing is perhaps/possibly/probably the best-known example of this.
- It seems/appears that the more personal data which organizations collect, the more opportunity there is for this data to be lost or stolen.
- It seems clear that introducing national ID cards would do little to prevent identity theft.
- It could be argued that the introduction of national ID cards might actually make identity theft easier.
- It is possible that/It may be that the only way to protect ourselves against DNA identity theft is to avoid the creation of national DNA databases.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryProbably is used with these adjectives:- right
- unavoidable
- worth
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