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Meaning of likely

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  likely
      adv 1: with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is
             probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are
             headed for war" [syn: {probably}, {likely}, {in all
             likelihood}, {in all probability}, {belike}]
      adj 1: has a good chance of being the case or of coming about;
             "these services are likely to be available to us all
             before long"; "she is likely to forget"; "a likely place
             for a restaurant"; "the broken limb is likely to fall";
             "rain is likely"; "a likely topic for investigation";
             "likely candidates for the job" [ant: {unlikely}]
      2: likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a
         likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss" [syn:
         {probable}, {likely}] [ant: {improbable}, {unlikely}]
      3: expected to become or be; in prospect; "potential clients"
         [syn: {likely}, {potential}]
      4: within the realm of credibility; "not a very likely excuse"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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