probable
gb/pɹˈɑbəbəl/ us/pɹˈɑbəbəl/
B2
Αγγλικά
~ 2400
valószínű
B2
1
valószínű
B1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
it is probable (that) [clause]
It is probable that the meeting will be postponed.
Valószínű, hogy elhalasztják a megbeszélést.
The most probable explanation is human error.
A legvalószínűbb magyarázat az emberi hiba.
Given the dark clouds, rain seems highly probable.
Police said it was probable that the suspect had left the city.
A probable cause for the accident was a brake failure.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
It is probable that she will come.
Valószínű, hogy eljön.
Rain is probable this afternoon.
Valószínű, hogy ma délután esni fog.
This is the most probable answer.
It is probable that he is tired.
The team has a probable chance to win.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'probable' with 'possible'. 'Probable' means more likely than not; 'possible' only means it can happen.
Σημασία
likely to happen or be true
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
highly probable
|probable cause
|probable outcome
|probable reason
|most probable
Συνώνυμα
likely (Slightly more common in everyday speech; 'probable' is more formal.)
|
possible (Indicates something could happen, but with less certainty than 'probable'.)
Αντώνυμα
improbable (Implies there is little chance of the event happening.)
|
unlikely (Common in everyday speech to mean low chance of happening.)
Θέματα
probability
|reasoning
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
Having a good chance of being true or happening.
Having a high chance of being true or of occurring, based on evidence or reasoning.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
probable
IPA
GB/pɹˈɑbəbəl/
US/pɹˈɑbəbəl/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
prob - able (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (prob)
Τύποι λέξης
Adjective
- Base: probable
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Core family
probably
adverb A2
probability
noun B1
Negative and opposite forms
improbable
adjective B2
improbably
adverb
Advanced or less common
Εκφράσεις
probable cause
1/pɹˈɑbəbəl kˈɔz/
fixed phrase
reasonable legal grounds
A good reason for the police to think a crime happened or to search a place.
Παραδείγματα
- The police needed probable cause before entering the house.
- Without probable cause, the search would be illegal.