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If you say that something is p_______ the case, you think that it is likely to be the case, although you are not sure .If you say that something is probably the case, you think that it is likely to be the case, although you are not sure .
The White House probably won't make this plan public until July.
Van Gogh is probably the best-known painter in the world.
...a new and probably highly dangerous development in the area.
word probably
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If you say that something is probably the case, you think that it is likely to be the case, although you are not sure .
The White House probably won't make this plan public until July.
Van Gogh is probably the best-known painter in the world.
...a new and probably highly dangerous development in the area.
You can use probably when you want to make your opinion sound less forceful or definite, so that you do not offend people.
He probably thinks you're both crazy!
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