wahrscheinlich — meaning in English

English meaning

• likely adj Probable; expected to happen or be true.
• presumptive adj Based on presumption or conjecture; inferred, likely, presumed.
• probable adj Likely to be true or to happen, based on the evidence available.
• probably adv Very likely, though not completely certain.

Senses

wahrscheinlich is used for these senses in English:

• likely Probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring.
• likely Plausible; within the realm of credibility.
• presumptive Based on presumption or conjecture; inferred, likely, presumed.
• probable Likely or most likely to be true.
• probable Likely to happen.
• probably In all likelihood.

likely — full definition

1. adj Probable; expected to happen or be true.
2. adv Probably.

presumptive — full definition

1. adj Based on presumption or conjecture; inferred, likely, presumed.
2. 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.
3. adj Of a cell or tissue: which has yet to differentiate, but is presumed to develop into a particular body part.
4. 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”).

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