- used to say that something is likely to happen or to be true
- You're probably right.
- I think that's probably true.
- It'll probably be OK.
- It was the best known and probably the most popular of her songs.
- ‘Is he going to be there?’ ‘Probably.’
- ‘I bet he's responsible for this mess.’ ‘Very probably.’
- ‘Do we need the car?’ ‘Probably not.’
- As you probably know, I'm going to be changing jobs soon.
- You probably think I'm crazy for trusting him.
- The two cases are most probably connected.
Language Bank perhapsperhapsMaking an opinion sound less definiteTopics Doubt, guessing and certaintya1- Most cybercrime involves traditional crimes, such as theft and fraud, being committed in new ways. Phishing is perhaps the best-known example of this.
- Cybercrime is possibly the biggest threat faced by businesses today.
- Cybercrime has probably always been part of the internet from its beginning, but it has evolved enormously.
- It seems that the more personal data organizations collect, the more opportunity there is for this data to be lost or stolen.
- The risks posed by cybercrime to many organizations' operations and profits appear to be growing .
- It seems clear that introducing national ID cards would do little to prevent identity theft.
- It could be argued that the introduction of national ID cards might actually make identity theft easier.
- It is possible that the only way to protect ourselves against DNA identity theft is to avoid the creation of national DNA databases.
- It may be that it is impossible to protect yourself completely against identity theft, but you have to be as vigilant as possible.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryProbably is used with these adjectives:- right
- unavoidable
- worth
- …
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