likely
US: /ˈɫaɪkɫi/
UK: /lˈaɪkli/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
likely /'laikli/- tính từ
- chắc đúng, có lẽ đúng, có lẽ thật
- that is not likely: điều đó không chắc đúng chút nào
- có thể
- he is not likely to come now: có thể là nó không đến bây giờ
- thích hợp, đúng với
- the most likely (the likeliest) place for camping: chỗ thích hợp nhất để cắm trại
- có vẻ có năng lực
- a likely young lad: một thanh niên trông có vẻ có năng lực
- chắc đúng, có lẽ đúng, có lẽ thật
- phó từ
- có thể, chắc
- is it going to rains? - very likely: trời sắp mưa chăng? rất có thể
- có thể, chắc
Advanced English dictionary
adjective, adverb+ adjective (likelier, likeliest)
Help Note: more likely and most likely are the usual forms
1 ~ (to do sth)
~ (that ...) probable or expected: the most likely cause / outcome + Tickets are likely to be expensive. + It's more than likely that the thieves don't know how much it is worth. + They might refuse to let us do it, but it's hardly likely.
2 seeming suitable for a purpose: She seems the most likely candidate for the job.
Idioms: a likely story (spoken, ironic) used to show that you do not believe what sb has said: You just found it lying in the street? A likely story!
adverb
Idioms: as likely as not
most / very likely very probably: As likely as not she's forgotten all about it. + The illness was caused, most likely, by a virus.
not likely! (spoken, especially BrE) used to disagree strongly with a statement or suggestion: Me? Join the army? Not likely!
GRAMMAR POINT
likely
In standard BrE the adverb likely must be used with a word such as most, more or very: We will most likely see him later. In informal AmE likely is often used on its own:
We will likely see him later. + He said that he would likely run for President.
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 probable, liable, expected:
Three o'clock is the likely arrival time.
2 probable, conceivable, reasonable, credible, plausible, tenable:
It seemed likely that Holmes would solve the case.
3 fitting, able, suitable, probable, seemly, meet, right, proper, qualified, acceptable, appropriate, apposite; favourite, odds-on, favoured, promising:
Peters is the likely man for the job.
4 disposed to, apt to, inclined to, liable to:
It's likely to rain. You're likely to think me mad, but I have my reasons for going.
adv.
5 probably, undoubtedly, indubitably, no doubt, in all probability, Colloq like as not:
You would most likely say that I am wrong. He will very likely win the election.
Collocation
VERBS
appear, be, look, seem
ADV.
extremely, highly, very
It is highly likely that the factory will have to close.
| hardly
They're hardly likely to get home before ten.
| quite
Concise dictionary
likelier|likeliest'laɪklɪadj.
+has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
+likely but not certain to be or become true or real
+expected to become or be; in prospect
+within the realm of credibility
adv.
+with considerable certainty; without much doubt
