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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English probable, from Old French probable, from Latin probābilis (“that may be proved, credible”), from probāre (“to test, examine”); see probe, probity, prove. Compare recent doublet provable.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɑbəbl̩/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɒbəbl̩/
Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: prob‧a‧ble
Adjective
[edit]probable (comparative more probable, superlative most probable)
- Likely or most likely to be true.
- It's probable that it will rain tomorrow.
- The probable source of the failure was the mass of feathers in the intake manifold.
- Likely to happen.
- With all the support we have, success is looking probable.
- Supporting, or giving ground for, belief, but not demonstrating.
- 1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC:
- probable evidence
- 1890, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 2, page 8:
- From an examination of the Teutonic words for "temple" Grimm has made it probable that amongst the Germans the oldest sanctuaries were natural woods.
- (obsolete) Capable of being proved.
Antonyms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]likely to be true
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likely to happen
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See also
[edit]Noun
[edit]probable (plural probables)
- Something that is likely.
- 2013, Ikuhiko Hata, Yasuho Izawa, Christopher Shores, Japanese Naval Fighter Aces 1932-45, page 57:
- Four of the 32 251 Ku aircraft turned back, but the other 28 fought for 20 minutes against a reported 100 enemy aircraft, claiming 18 destroyed and five probables.
- A person who is likely to appear or do a certain thing.
Further reading
[edit]- “probable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “probable”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Asturian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin probābilis.
Adjective
[edit]probable (epicene, plural probables)
Antonyms
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[edit]Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin probābilis.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Central) [pɾuˈβab.blə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [pɾoˈbab.blə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [pɾoˈba.ble]
- Rhymes: -ablə, -able
Adjective
[edit]probable m or f (masculine and feminine plural probables)
- probable
- Antonym: improbable
Derived terms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “probable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin probābilis.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]probable (plural probables)
Derived terms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “probable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin probābilis.
Adjective
[edit]probable m or f (plural probables)
- probable
- Antonyms: improbable, improbábel
Derived terms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “probable”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
Ido
[edit]Adverb
[edit]probable
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin probābilis.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /pɾoˈbable/ [pɾoˈβ̞a.β̞le]
Audio (Bolivia): (file) - Rhymes: -able
- Syllabification: pro‧ba‧ble
Adjective
[edit]probable m or f (masculine and feminine plural probables)
Antonyms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “probable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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