If someone or something is likely to do a particular thing, they will very probably do it. In the meantime the war of nerves seems likely to continue Once people have seen that something actually works, they are much more likely to accept change. unlikely
You use likely to indicate that something is probably the case or will probably happen in a particular situation. Experts say a `yes' vote is still the likely outcome If this is your first baby, it's far more likely that you'll get to the hospital too early Francis thought it likely John still loved her. = probable unlikely Likely is also an adverb. Profit will most likely have risen by about £25 million Very likely he'd told them he had American business interests. = probably
with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war"
A likely person, place, or thing is one that will probably be suitable for a particular purpose. At one point he had seemed a likely candidate to become Prime Minister We aimed the microscope at a likely looking target
Having such qualities as make success probable; well adapted to the place; promising; as, a likely young man; a likely servant
likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss"
In probability of precipitation statements, the equivalent of a 60 or 70 percent chance
within the realm of credibility; "not a very likely excuse"; "a plausible story" 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
emphasis You can say not likely as an emphatic way of saying `no', especially when someone asks you whether you are going to do something. `How about having a phone out here?' --- `Not likely!' = no way
uygun: a likely day for a picnic pikniğe uygun bir gün
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uygun: a like·ly Day for a pic·nic pikniğe uygun bir gun