probable
Meanings
Plural: probables
Noun
- an applicant likely to be chosen
- Something that is likely.
- A person who is likely to appear or do a certain thing.
Adjective
- likely but not certain to be or become true or real
- "he foresaw a probable loss"
Adjective Satellite
- apparently destined
- "the probable consequences of going ahead with the scheme"
Adj
- Likely or most likely to be true.
- Likely to happen.
- Supporting, or giving ground for, belief, but not demonstrating.
- Capable of being proved.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English probable, from Old French probable, from Latin probābilis (“that may be proved, credible”), from probāre (“to test, examine”); see probe, probity, prove. Compare recent doublet provable.
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Scrabble Score: 14
probable is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordprobable is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 18
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