How do you use likely?

How do you use likely?

Be likely to allows us to express a probable action: It’s likely to rain tomorrow. It is probably going to rain tomorrow. Is Bob likely to come?

What does somewhat likely mean?

3 believable or feasible; plausible.

What is the meaning of seems unlikely?

If you say that something is unlikely to happen or unlikely to be true, you believe that it will not happen or that it is not true, although you are not completely sure. A military coup seems unlikely.

What word means very likely?

Worthy of being believed or accepted as true. plausible. believable. credible. likely.

What does how likely mean?

( likelier comparative) ( likeliest superlative ) 1 adj You use likely to indicate that something is probably the case or will probably happen in a particular situation.

Are likely to grammar?

Be likely + to -infinitive and it is likely + that -clause are used for future events which are probably going to happen: Smokers are more likely to develop lung cancer compared to non-smokers. It is likely that he will win the race.

Does likely mean yes?

adjective. You use likely to indicate that something is probably the case or will probably happen in a particular situation. Experts say a “yes” vote is still the likely outcome.

Was likely in a sentence?

19, The outer walls looked likely to tumble down in a stiff wind. 20, It’s more than likely that the thieves don’t know how much it is worth. 21, All that I gave was likely to consider as negligible.

What is the definition of not likely?

convention. You can say not likely as an emphatic way of saying ‘no’, especially when someone asks you whether you are going to do something. [informal, emphasis] ‘How about having a phone out here?’ —’Not likely!’

Is unlikely a negative word?

Unlikely is an adjective and an adverb used with a similar meaning to improbable in the negative form.

What can I say instead of likely?

synonyms for likely

• acceptable.
• expected.
• fair.
• feasible.
• inclined.
• possible.
• prone.
• reasonable.

What kind of word is likely?

Likely is sometimes described as an adjective that looks like an adverb but it actually is an adverb too. As an adjective, it has the meaning of ‘probably going to happen’ or ‘probably true’, as in ‘The most likely cause of the fire was a discarded cigarette end’.