probably
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
How often you will meet it
Rank 720 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 26,215 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.012% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adverb
- with considerable certainty; without much doubt also: likely, in all likelihood, in all probability, belike He is probably out of the countryin all likelihood we are headed for war
- easy to believe on the basis of available evidence also: credibly, believably, plausibly he talked plausibly before the committeehe will probably win the election
probably in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Probably water off a duck’s back, though.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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It is probably a dizzying thing to be snatched into the seventh heaven.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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Probably had missed his handkerchief and decided he'd better not take any chances.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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He has probably hunted several times without pleasure, or fished or shot here and there without success.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1
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Probably you don’t believe it, or, if you do, you just think, ‘What on earth does she make by it?’
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1