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likely likelierlikeliest

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adjectiveYou use likely to indicate that something is probably the case or will probably happen in a particular situation .Experts say a 'yes' vote is still the likely outcome.If this is your first baby, it's far more likely that you'll get to the hospital too early.Francis thought it likely John still loved her.Profit will most likely have risen by about £25 million.Very likely he'd told them he had American business interests.If someone or something is likely to do a particular thing, they will very probably do it.In the meantime the war of nerves seems likely to continue.Adolescents who watched more than two hours of TV a day were much more likely to be overweight.A likely person, place, or thing is one that will probably be suitable for a particular purpose.At one point he had seemed a likely candidate to become Prime Minister.We aimed the microscope at a likely looking target. A2

word	likely
definition	adjective You use likely to indicate that something is probably the case or will probably happen in a particular situation . Experts say a 'yes' vote is still the likely outcome. If this is your first baby, it's far more likely that you'll get to the hospital too early. Francis thought it likely John still loved her. Profit will most likely have risen by about £25 million. Very likely he'd told them he had American business interests. If someone or something is likely to do a particular thing, they will very probably do it. In the meantime the war of nerves seems likely to continue. Adolescents who watched more than two hours of TV a day were much more likely to be overweight. A likely person, place, or thing is one that will probably be suitable for a particular purpose. At one point he had seemed a likely candidate to become Prime Minister. We aimed the microscope at a likely looking target.
inflections	likelierlikeliest
cefr-level	A2

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