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Meanings of probably in English

Portuguese
provavelmente

With considerable certainty; without much doubt.

provavelmente
Portuguese
acreditavelmente

Easy to believe on the basis of available evidence.

acreditavelmente

In all likelihood; in a probable manner.

Usage of probably in English
1
Given the latter case, the former problem is probably a good thing.
The Irish Times
2
Of course; he'd probably never seen a city in this state before.
Anvil Gate
3
The trend, however, is probably dangerous from a publishing point of view.
The new yorker
4
The logical answer to the latter question seems pretty obvious: probably not.
The Guardian
5
A case will help, said Webb, but probably not solve everyone's problems.
Reuters
6
Said I should probably try to leave my 'Muggle toys' at home.
James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing
7
Overall, however, the net change will probably be within 1 percentage point.
Reuters
8
Trump's public request is also probably a moot point, China experts add.
Reuters
9
But the good news is that can happen probably within a week.
Radio NZ
10
This is probably the way all crime and incident reports should work.
Wired
11
First things first: in 50 years there will probably still be paper.
The Irish Times
12
Best case, we're all going to be here for days, probably weeks.
Night of knives
13
However, you probably picked a very expensive way to get that paper.
Wired
14
Elliott, however, probably knows exactly how far it can push its prey.
Reuters
15
I made that decision a long time ago, probably about your age.
Something wicked
16
An American would probably think you were just saying the word 'tacky'.
The South African
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