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# probable

adjective (probable; more probable, most probable); noun (a probable — a likely choice, in sport)

«probable» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Likely to happen or be true, but not certain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/probable/#m1)
2. (noun, informal) Someone likely to be chosen, e.g. for a team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/probable/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths probability lessons, words describe chances: impossible, unlikely, even chance, likely or probable, certain. In science and stories it shows a guess based on evidence: the probable cause. Phrases: highly probable, the probable cause, it is probable that.

### Examples

- Rain is probable later today. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/probable/#x1)
- The probable cause of the fire was a faulty heater. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/probable/#x2)
- It is probable that she missed the bus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/probable/#x3)
- On a dice, rolling a number less than 6 is more probable than rolling a 6. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/probable/#x4)
- The doctor said a cold was the most probable answer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/probable/#x5)
- He is a probable for the starting team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/probable/#x6)
- It is probable that many more exist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/probable/#x7)

### Note

Adverb: probably. Noun: probability. Probable is stronger than possible: possible means it can happen, probable means it will likely happen. In maths, an event is probable if its chance is more than one half.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «probable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/probable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«probable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/probable.html) on Mova free.