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probable
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As an adjective, probable means likely or most likely to be true. As a noun, it means something that is likely.
Meanings of probable
9 meaningsadjective
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.
Likely but not certain to be or become true or real
“a likely result”
“he foresaw a probable loss”
Apparently destined
“the probable consequences of going ahead with the scheme”
Older and rare meanings (1)
obsoleteCapable of being proved.
noun
Something that is likely.
A person who is likely to appear or do a certain thing.
An applicant likely to be chosenperson
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).