probable
Pronunciation Adjective
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Pronunciation Adjective
probable
- Likely or most likely to be true.
- It's probable that it will rain tomorrow.
- The probable source of the failure was the mass of feathers in the intake manifold.
- Likely to happen.
- With all the support we have, success is looking probable.
- Supporting, or giving ground for, belief, but not demonstrating.
- probable evidence; probable presumption
- (obsolete) Capable of being proved.
- French: probable
- German: glaubhaft, wahrscheinlich
- Italian: probabile
- Portuguese: provável
- Russian: правдоподо́бный
- Spanish: probable
- French: probable
- German: wahrscheinlich
- Portuguese: provável
- Russian: вероя́тный
- Spanish: probable
probable (plural probables)
- Something that is likely.
- 2013, Ikuhiko Hata, Yasuho Izawa, Christopher Shores, Japanese Naval Fighter Aces 1932-45 (page 57)
- Four of the 32 251 Ku aircraft turned back, but the other 28 fought for 20 minutes against a reported 100 enemy aircraft, claiming 18 destroyed and five probables.
- 2013, Ikuhiko Hata, Yasuho Izawa, Christopher Shores, Japanese Naval Fighter Aces 1932-45 (page 57)
- A person who is likely to appear or do a certain thing.
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