probable
gb/pɹˈɑbəbəl/ us/pɹˈɑbəbəl/
B2
אנגלית
~ 2400
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
adjective
B2
property
1
likely to happen or be true
Having a good chance of being true or happening.
תבנית שימוש:
it is probable (that) [clause]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'probable' with 'possible'. 'Probable' means more likely than not; 'possible' only means it can happen.
מילים נרדפות
likely (Slightly more common in everyday speech; 'probable' is more formal.)
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possible (Indicates something could happen, but with less certainty than 'probable'.)
הפכים
improbable (Implies there is little chance of the event happening.)
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unlikely (Common in everyday speech to mean low chance of happening.)
צירופים
highly probable
|probable cause
|probable outcome
|probable reason
|most probable
נושאים
probability
|reasoning
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- It is probable that the meeting will be postponed.
- The most probable explanation is human error.
- 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- It is probable that she will come.
- Rain is probable this afternoon.
- This is the most probable answer.
- It is probable that he is tired.
- The team has a probable chance to win.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
probable
IPA
GB/pɹˈɑbəbəl/
US/pɹˈɑbəbəl/
הברות והטעמה
prob - able (2 הברות)
Stress on 1st syllable (prob)
צורות המילה
Adjective
- Base: probable
משפחת מילים
Core family
probably
adverb A2
probability
noun B1
Negative and opposite forms
improbable
adjective B2
improbably
adverb
Advanced or less common
ביטויים
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.
דוגמאות
- The police needed probable cause before entering the house.
- Without probable cause, the search would be illegal.