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likely

likely: listen to British English pronunciationlikely: listen to American pronunciation /ˈlaɪkli/ adjective

Translation

EXPECTED
expected
muhtemel, olası, umulur, beklenir
[+ to do sth] Do remind me because I'm likely to forget.
[+ (that)] It's likely that he'll say no.
1757
TRUE
probably true
mümkün; ...acağa/eceğe benzer; ...acak/ecek gibi galiba
the most likely explanation
→ Opposite unlikely1757
(Definition of likely adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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