LIKELY – English Grammar Profiler

In the English Vocabulary Profile, at B1, ‘likely’ is listed as an adjective meaning something might happen or be true; probable.

People who are depressed are 40% more likely to develop memory problems.

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At C1 as an adverb, it means probably.   It is often found between a modal verb and its infinitive.

And she will likely be on medication for the rest of her life.

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By hearing this tape, you will likely assume this is over.

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A search in iWeb for:

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20 ARE MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP 3389

21 THERE IS LIKELY TO BE 3300 22 THE MORE LIKELY THEY ARE 3291 23 WERE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE 3131 24 IT ‘S LIKELY TO BE 2898 25 THERE ARE LIKELY TO BE 2585 26 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO HAVE 2440 27 IT ‘S LIKELY THAT THE 2363 28 IT ‘S LIKELY THAT YOU 2328 29 IS LESS LIKELY TO BE 2290 30 THAT ARE LIKELY TO BE 2282 31 FAR MORE LIKELY TO BE 2232 32 ARE NOT LIKELY TO BE 2223 33 ARE LESS LIKELY TO HAVE 2052 34 THAT IS LIKELY TO BE 2005 35 ARE MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE 1985 36 YOU ARE LIKELY TO HAVE 1962 37 YOU ARE LIKELY TO FIND 1920 38 YOU WILL LIKELY NEED TO 1899 39 WHICH IS LIKELY TO BE 1857 40 IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT THE 1796 41 YOU ‘RE LIKELY TO BE 1788 42 , IS LIKELY TO BE 1778 43 YOU ARE LIKELY TO GET 1732 44 ARE MORE LIKELY TO USE 1704 45 YOU ‘RE LIKELY TO FIND 1691 46 ARE MORE LIKELY TO SUFFER 1686 47 IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR 1678

48 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP 1675

49 IS MOST LIKELY DUE TO 1612 50 TWICE AS LIKELY TO BE 1595 51 AND IS LIKELY TO BE 1561 52 BE MORE LIKELY TO BE 1522 53 THE MOST LIKELY TO BE 1497 54 THE LESS LIKELY IT IS 1496 55 ARE MORE LIKELY TO BECOME 1492 56 THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE OF 1464 57 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DIE 1443 58 ALSO MORE LIKELY TO BE 1425 59 IS MORE LIKELY TO HAVE 1416 60 WE ARE LIKELY TO SEE 1415 61 YOU ARE LIKELY TO SEE 1394 62 IT IS LIKELY THAT THIS 1378 63 THIS IS LIKELY DUE TO 1378 64 WILL MOST LIKELY NEED TO 1369 65 IS ALSO LIKELY TO BE 1353 66 YOU WILL LIKELY HAVE TO 1345 67 IT IS LIKELY THAT A 1341 68 ARE LESS LIKELY TO GET 1326 69 THE LESS LIKELY YOU ARE 1321 70 ARE MORE LIKELY TO MAKE 1315 71 WILL MOST LIKELY HAVE TO 1308 72 YOU ‘RE LIKELY TO GET 1299 73 ARE MORE LIKELY TO TAKE 1295 74 IT IS LIKELY THAT THEY 1293 75 YOU ‘RE LIKELY TO SEE 1291 76 ARE ALSO LIKELY TO BE 1288 77 ‘RE MORE LIKELY TO BE 1280 78 IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT 1279 79 WHAT IS LIKELY TO BE 1271 80 IT IS LIKELY THAT YOUR 1270 81 WILL MOST LIKELY BE THE 1219 82 AND MORE LIKELY TO BE 1211 83 ARE MORE LIKELY TO BUY 1200 84 WILL MOST LIKELY BE A 1187 85 MUCH MORE LIKELY TO HAVE 1182 86 TWICE AS LIKELY TO HAVE 1173 87 ARE MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR 1164 88 ARE MORE LIKELY TO SEE 1161 89 IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR 1148 90 ‘RE MORE LIKELY TO GET 1137 91 MUCH MORE LIKELY TO GET 1131 92 IS MOST LIKELY GOING TO 1128 93 IS VERY LIKELY TO BE 1121 94 ARE MORE LIKELY TO FIND 1101 95 AND ARE LIKELY TO BE 1093 96 YOU ‘RE LIKELY TO HAVE 1092 97 , ARE LIKELY TO BE 1064 98 IS VERY LIKELY THAT THE 1063 99 JUST AS LIKELY TO BE 1061

100 ‘S MORE LIKELY TO BE 1053