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• Likely — Like ly, a. [Compar. {Likelier} (l[imac]k l[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Likeliest}.] [That is, like like. See {Like}, a.] 1. Worthy of belief; probable; credible; as, a likely story. [1913 Webster] It seems likely that he was in hope of being busy and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• likely — like|ly1 [ laıkli ] adjective *** 1. ) probably going to happen, or probably true: The most likely cause of the fire was a cigarette. likely to do something: The study shows some people are more likely to suffer back problems. likely that: It… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• likely — I UK [ˈlaɪklɪ] / US adjective Word forms likely : adjective likely comparative likelier superlative likeliest *** 1) probably going to happen, or probably true The most likely cause of the fire was a cigarette. likely to do something: The study… …   English dictionary

• likely*/*/*/ — [ˈlaɪkli] adj I 1) probably going to happen, or probably true Ant: unlikely Is anyone likely to see Fran?[/ex] It seems likely that interest rates will rise.[/ex] 2) suitable, or almost certain to be successful Ant: unlikely a likely candidate… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• likely — [[t]la͟ɪkli[/t]] ♦ likelier, likeliest 1) ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ that 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...… …   English dictionary

• likely — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, look, seem, sound ▪ become ▪ make sth ▪ a d …   Collocations dictionary

• likely — [līk′lē] adj. likelier, likeliest [ME likly, prob. aphetic < OE geliclic (or < ? ON likligr): see LIKE1 & LY1] 1. apparently true to the facts; credible; probable [a likely cause] 2. seeming as if it would happen or might happen; reasonably …   English World dictionary

• (the) betting is that … — what s the betting…? | the betting is that… idiom (informal) it seems likely that… • What s the betting that he gets his own way? • The betting is that he ll get his own way. Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• likely — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. credible; suitable, promising. See liability, agreement, chance, possibility. Ant., unlikely. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Probable] Syn. apparent, probable, seeming, credible, possible, feasible,… …   English dictionary for students

• Likely — This is a surname of Anglo Scottish origins. It is almost certainly locational and possibly from the village of Lickle in the county of Lancashire, or from Likleyhead Castle in the county of Aberdeenshire. Failing these then it is probably from a …   Surnames reference

• The Man That Was Used Up — Infobox short story | name = The Man That Was Used Up title orig = translator = author = Edgar Allan Poe country = United States language = English series = genre = Satirical short story published in = Burton s Gentleman s Magazine publisher =… …   Wikipedia