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likelihood

/ˈlaɪklihʊd/

An illustration for likelihood

noun

the chance that something might happen

  • “In all likelihood, the president will serve a second term.”Tatoeba
  • “In all likelihood, we shall be away for a few days.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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