likely meaning
EN
[ˈlaɪkli] 
US WLikely
- Likely may refer to:
- Likely, British Columbia, Canada, a community
- Likely, California, United States, a census-designated place
- Likely McBrien (1892-1956), leading Australian rules football administrator in the Victorian Football League
- NounPLlikelies
- Something or somebody considered likely.
- Something or somebody considered likely.
- AdjectiveCOMlikelierCOMmore likelySUPlikeliestSUPmost likely
- probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring.
- Rain is likely later this afternoon.
- probable.
- They are likely to become angry with him.
- appropriate, suitable; believable; having a good potential.
- Jones is a likely candidate for management.
- plausible; Within the realm of credibility.
- not a very likely excuse.
- promising; Apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome.
- a likely topic for investigation.
- attractive; pleasant.
- found a likely spot under a shady tree for the picnic.
- (as predicate, followed by to and infinitive) Reasonably to be expected; apparently destined.
- He is likely to succeed at anything he tries.
- OBS Similar; like; alike.
- probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring.
- AdverbCOMlikelierCOMmore likelySUPlikeliestSUPmost likely
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- These findings led to the diagnosis of ependymoma, likely the tanycytic type (WHO grade II).
- Technoliteracy is important in the classroom, where teachers are likely to be using computers and electronic whiteboards.
- A few iconoclasts insist that bulbs can reflower, and you may be proving them right, but it is more likely that you started with at least two bulbs similar in size.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of likely in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Adjectives
- Adverbs
- Sentence adverbs
- Modal adverbs
- Modal adverbs
- Sentence adverbs
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Adjectives
- en likely story
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "likely" is an adjective. It's also an adverb, more specifically, a sentence adverb. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.