likely

Etymology 1
From, , , , from and , both from , equivalent to.

Adjective

 * 1) Probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring.
 * 2)  Reasonably to be expected; apparently destined, probable.
 * 3) Appropriate, suitable; believable; promising, having a good potential.
 * 4) Plausible; within the realm of credibility.
 * 5) Leading with high probability to some specified outcome.
 * 6)  Attractive; pleasant.
 * 7)  Similar; like; alike.
 * 1) Appropriate, suitable; believable; promising, having a good potential.
 * 2) Plausible; within the realm of credibility.
 * 3) Leading with high probability to some specified outcome.
 * 4)  Attractive; pleasant.
 * 5)  Similar; like; alike.
 * 1) Leading with high probability to some specified outcome.
 * 2)  Attractive; pleasant.
 * 3)  Similar; like; alike.
 * 1)  Attractive; pleasant.
 * 2)  Similar; like; alike.
 * 1)  Similar; like; alike.

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Breton:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Danish: sandsynlig
 * Esperanto: verŝajna
 * Faroese: sannlíkur
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: εἰκός
 * Hungarian:
 * Hunsrik: wascheinlich
 * Irish: is dóigh, dócha
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Latin: probābilis
 * Latvian: ticams, iespējams
 * Maori: tinga
 * Norwegian:
 * Old English: ġelīclīċ
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Slovak: pravdepodobný
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian:, , можли́вий


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: luultava,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: εἰκός
 * Italian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Swedish:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: ,
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Italian:
 * Latvian: ticams
 * Russian:, ,
 * Swedish:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Esperanto: verŝajna
 * Finnish: ,
 * German:, ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Latvian: ticams
 * Norwegian:
 * Portuguese: verossímel,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: ,
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Italian:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Danish: sandsynlig
 * Finnish: ,
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Italian:
 * Russian:, подающий надежды,


 * Finnish:
 * Italian:
 * Russian:, ,


 * Afrikaans: ,

Noun

 * 1) Something or somebody considered likely.

Etymology 2
From, , , , from and , , both from , equivalent to.

Adverb

 * 1)  Similarly.
 * 2) Probably.

Usage notes

 * The adverb is more common in US English than in British English.
 * As an adverb, likely is often preceded by a modifier such as or.