English Explanatory Dictionary

probable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Likely or most likely to be true.
  2. Likely to happen.
  3. Supporting, or giving ground for, belief, but not demonstrating.
  4. Capable of being proved.
noun
  1. Something that is likely.
  2. A person who is likely to appear or do a certain thing.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɹɒbəbl̩/ /ˈpɹɑbəbl̩/ en-us-probable.ogg /ˈprɔbəbl̩/ /prɵˈbabl̩/

Word forms

probable more probable most probable probables

Etymology

From Middle English probable, from Old French probable, from Latin probābilis (“that may be proved, credible”), from probāre (“to test, examine”); see probe, probity, prove. Compare recent doublet provable.

Antonyms

improbable

Related words

possible probeable

Derived words

equiprobable nonprobable probabilify probabilistics probability probable cause probable error probableness probably unprobable
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