[Sửa] Có thể đúng, có thể xảy ra, có khả năng...

that is not likely

điều đó không chắc đúng chút nào

please drive slowly to prevent the likely accidents

hãy lái chậm để ngừa tai nạn có thể xảy ra

he is not likely to come now

có thể là nó không đến bây giờ

they are likely to make a detour, because of traffic jams

có khả năng họ đi vòng do kẹt xe

[Sửa] Có vẻ thích hợp, có vẻ phù hợp

the most likely (the likeliest) place for camping

chỗ thích hợp nhất để cắm trại

[Sửa] Có vẻ có năng lực

a likely young lad

một thanh niên trông có vẻ có năng lực

a likely story

cứ như là chuyện thật trăm phần trăm!

[Sửa] Có thể, chắc vậy

is it going to rains? - very likely

trời sắp mưa chăng? rất có thể

not likely

không bao giờ! không đời nào!

[Sửa] có thể đúng

[Sửa] Adj.

[Sửa] Probable, liable, expected: Three o'clock is the likelyarrival time.

[Sửa] Probable, conceivable, reasonable, credible,plausible, tenable: It seemed likely that Holmes would solvethe case.

[Sửa] Fitting, able, suitable, probable, seemly, meet,right, proper, qualified, acceptable, appropriate, apposite;favourite, odds-on, favoured, promising: Peters is the likelyman for the job.

[Sửa] Disposed to, apt to, inclined to, liable to:It's likely to rain. You're likely to think me mad, but I havemy reasons for going.

[Sửa] Adv.

[Sửa] Probably, undoubtedly, indubitably, no doubt, in allprobability, Colloq like as not: You would most likely say thatI am wrong. He will very likely win the election.

[Sửa] Adj. & adv.

[Sửa] Adj.

[Sửa] Probable; such as well might happen or betrue (it is not likely that they will come; the most likelyplace is London; a likely story).

[Sửa] (foll. by to + infin.) tobe reasonably expected (he is not likely to come now).

[Sửa] Promising; apparently suitable (this is a likely spot; threelikely lads).

[Sửa] Adv. probably (is very likely true).

[Sửa] Aslikely as not probably. not likely! colloq. certainly not, Irefuse.

[Sửa] Likeliness n. [ME f. ON l¡kligr (as LIKE(1),-LY(1))]