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How to pronounce “likely”
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Pronunciation guide for likely
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of likely with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The Next American Century
likely um but even more fundamentally
- Definition summary
- Probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce likely
The Next American Century
likely um but even more fundamentally
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “likely”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring.
- (as predicate, followed by to and infinitive) Reasonably to be expected; apparently destined, probable.
- Appropriate, suitable; believable; promising, having a good potential.
- Plausible; within the realm of credibility.
- Leading with high probability to some specified outcome.
- (archaic) Attractive; pleasant.
- (obsolete) Similar; like; alike.
- [Noun]
- Something or somebody considered likely.
- [Adverb]
- Probably.
- (obsolete) Similarly.
Practice Nearby Words
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Similar Sounds
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