probable
noun/ˈprɒbəbl/
/ˈprɑːbəbl/
(especially British English)- probable (for something) a person or an animal that is likely to win a race or to be chosen for a team
- All four players are probables for the national team.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘worthy of belief’): via Old French from Latin probabilis, from probare ‘to test, demonstrate’.Want to learn more?
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