voraussichtlich — meaning in English
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English meaning
- presumably adv Used to say that something is probably true, based on the available evidence, even without direct confirmation.
- presumptive adj Based on presumption or conjecture; inferred, likely, presumed.
- prospective adj Likely to happen or become something in the future; potential.
Senses
voraussichtlich is used for these senses in English:
- presumptive Based on presumption or conjecture; inferred, likely, presumed.
- prospective Likely or expected to happen or become.
presumptive — full definition
- adj Based on presumption or conjecture; inferred, likely, presumed.
- adj Often postpositive, as in heir presumptive: of an heir or heiress: presumed to be entitled to inherit unless someone with a superior entitlement is born.
- adj Of a cell or tissue: which has yet to differentiate, but is presumed to develop into a particular body part.
- adj Synonym of presumptuous (“making unwarranted presumptions or assumptions, often out of arrogance or excessive self-confidence, and thus exceeding what is appropriate or right”).