probableとは

発音

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɑbəbl̩/
• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɒbəbl̩/
• ハイフネーション: prob‧a‧ble

形容詞

probable (comparative more probable, superlative most probable)

1. Likely or most likely to be true.

   It's probable that it will rain tomorrow.

   The probable source of the failure was the mass of feathers in the intake manifold.

2. Likely to happen.

   With all the support we have, success is looking probable.

3. Supporting, or giving ground for, belief, but not demonstrating.

   probable evidence; probable presumption

   (Can we find かつ add a quotation of Blackstone to this entry?)

4. (obsolete) Capable of being proved.

反意語

• improbable

関連する語

• probability
• probable cause
• probably

参考

• possible
• probeable

名詞

probable (複数形 probables)

1. Something that it likely to occur
2. A person that is likely to appear or do a certain thing.

Further reading

• probable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• probable in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911