How to use probably in a sentence. Likely, perhaps, maybe, definitely, surely, presumably, certainly, doubtless I'll probably be home by midnight
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He probably didn't even notice
Probably the best thing to do is to call them before you go.
Probably means most likely or in all likelihood Probably is the adverb form of the adjective probable, meaning “very likely to occur or be true.” You use probably to say that a statement is very likely to be true With a verb phrase consisting of an auxiliary verb and a main verb, put probably after the auxiliary verb.
Wordreference random house learner's dictionary of american english © 2025 prob•a•bly /ˈprɑbəbli/ adv (used to express the opinion that what is said is very likely to come true or be true, but that it is not certain) I'll probably see her tomorrow Probably (comparative more probably, superlative most probably) she probably has arrived by now
= she has probably arrived by now
= probably she has arrived by now = he probably will arrive tomorrow = probably he'll arrive tomorrow. This is a word for things that are likely to happen or just believable
If your dinner is gone and your dog looks guilty, the dog probably jumped on the table to eat it If someone moved all the furniture around while you were sleeping, you probably would have noticed. If you say that something is probably the case, you think that it is likely to be the case, although you are not sure. Definition of probably adverb in oxford advanced learner's dictionary
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