probably A2 Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled prob’bly US /ˈpɹɑ.bə.bli/ UK /ˈpɹɒb.ə.bli/ See IPA manual Freq #361 Meanings 1 adv Almost certainly; very likely. She's not answering, so she's probably still asleep. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · almost certainly; very likely. likelyin all probabilitymore than likely Etymology AI details From Middle English probably, probabily, equivalent to probable + -ly. probably Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # probably **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈpɹɑ.bə.bli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɹɒb.ə.bli/ **Frequency rank:** 361 ## Meanings 1. Almost certainly; very likely. ## Examples - She's not answering, so she's probably still asleep. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: probably ## Etymology From Middle English probably, probabily, equivalent to probable + -ly. ## AI Etymology Probably comes from Middle English probably, probabily, equivalent to probable + -ly. The historical chain includes probably (Middle English). In present-day English it covers almost certainly; very likely. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown