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                           likely adverbs  very/highly/extremely likely  • It did not seem very likely that he was still alive.  more/most likely  • At this age, boys were more likely than girls to be active in sports.  quite likely  British English (= very likely ) • As parents, if we expect bad behaviour we are quite likely to get it.  less/least likely  • The smallest puppies are the least likely to survive.  hardly likely  (= not very likely ) • It seems hardly likely that she would tell her husband about it.  more than likely  (= very likely ) • She'll be late, more than likely.  increasingly likely  • The project looked increasingly likely to fail.  seem/appear/look likely  • Which candidate seems likely to win?  nouns  a likely explanation  • What is the most likely explanation for the way she acted?  a likely result/outcome  • the most likely outcome of the election  a likely effect/consequence  • Consider the options open to you, and their likely consequences.  the likely impact  (= the likely effect or influence of something ) • What is the likely impact of the new factory on the local environment?  a likely cause/reason  • the likely cause of the accident 
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
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                             adj. VERBS  appear, be, look, seem ADV.  extremely, highly, very It is highly likely that the factory will have to close. | hardly They're hardly likely to get home before ten. | quite
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
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                           adj. plausible:   That is a likely excuse. adv. probably:   We shall likely go soon.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
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