#️⃣#likely /ˈlaɪkli/ BrE AmE #adjective

• comparative: likelier
• superlative: likeliest

1️⃣something that is likely will probably happen or is probably true OPP unlikely:

💥Snow showers are likely tomorrow.

🔘likely outcome/effects/consequences etc

💥What are the likely effects of the law going to be?

💥the most likely cause of the problem

🔘likely to do/be something

💥Children who live in the country’s rural areas are very likely to be poor.

🔘more/less/most/least likely

💥Young drivers are far more likely to have accidents than older drivers.

💥It is more than likely (=almost certain) the votes will have to be counted again.

💥It could have been an accident, but that was hardly likely (=not very likely).

💥He could offer no likely explanation when I asked him.

2️⃣[only before noun] ▶️ suitable for a particular purpose:

💥the three most likely candidates for president

💥One likely source of energy is wind power.

3️⃣a likely story #spoken ▶️ used to tell someone you do not believe what they have just said


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