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probable
/ˈpɹɑbəbl̩/
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What does probable mean?
adjective
- Likely or most likely to be true.
- Likely to happen.
- Supporting, or giving ground for, belief, but not demonstrating.
More meanings (3)
noun
- Something that is likely.
- A person who is likely to appear or do a certain thing.
adjective
- (obsolete) Capable of being proved.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈpɹɑbəbl̩/
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See this word in context.
I must here speak by theory alone, saying not that which I know, but that which I suppose to be most probable.
Phœbe, it is probable, had but a very imperfect comprehension of the character over which she had thrown so beneficent a spell.
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It is probable that he, also, was disentangling from amid the vague ideas of a poor man, ignorant of everything, something excessive.
And it seems probable that Miss Minchin did, for after that simple answer she had not the boldness to pursue the subject.
His physiognomy denoted great simplicity, a certain amount of brutality, and probable failure in the past to profit by rare educational advantages.