probable

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 See also 1.3.4 External links 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Adjective 2.2.1 Related terms 3 Ido 3.1 Adverb 4 Spanish 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Adjective

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[edit] Etymology

< French probable < Latin probabilis (“‘that may be proved, credible’”) < probare (“‘to test, examine’”); see probe, prove.

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probable (comparative more probable, superlative most probable)

1. Likely to be true.

   It's probable that it will rain tomorrow.

2. Likely to happen.

   With all the support we have, success is looking probable.

3. Considered most likely to be true among several choices.

   The probable source of the failure was the mass of feathers in the intake manifold.

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• improbable
• probability
• probable cause
• probably

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[edit] See also

• possible

[edit] External links

• probable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• probable in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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probable (epicene, plural probables)

1. probable (all meanings)

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• improbable
• probabilité
• probablement

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probable

1. probably

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probable m. and f. (plural probables)

1. probable, likely.