- in all likelihood
- I think this is true or will happen.
Excuses for not attending will be offered and in all likelihood will be accepted by the hosts.
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in all likelihood — adverb with considerable certainty; without much doubt (Freq. 1) He is probably out of the country in all likelihood we are headed for war • Syn: ↑probably, ↑likely, ↑in all probability, ↑belike • Derived from adjective: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
in all likelihood — adverb Very probably; almost certainly. I can now conjecture readily that this streak of light was, in all likelihood, a gleam from a lantern carried by some one across the lawn … Wiktionary
in all likelihood — index high probability Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
in all likelihood — almost certainly In all likelihood the vase was made in the seventeenth century … English dictionary
all — [ ɔl ] function word, quantifier *** All can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by an uncountable or plural noun): They had given up all hope. All children deserve encouragement. as a predeterminer (followed by a word such… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
in all likelihood — With reasonable certainty. Coppinger v Broderick, 37 Ariz 473, 295 P 780, 81 ALR 419 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Likelihood function — In statistics, a likelihood function (often simply the likelihood) is a function of the parameters of a statistical model, defined as follows: the likelihood of a set of parameter values given some observed outcomes is equal to the probability of … Wikipedia
likelihood — [[t]la͟ɪklihʊd[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT: usu N of n/ ing, N that The likelihood of something happening is how likely it is to happen. The likelihood of infection is minimal... There didn t seem much likelihood of it happening... There is every… … English dictionary
likelihood — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ every (esp. BrE) ▪ There s every likelihood that she ll be able to help us. ▪ greater, increased ▪ high, real, strong … Collocations dictionary
likelihood — n. 1) great; little likelihood 2) likelihood that + inf. (there is every likelihood that she ll come) 3) in all likelihood * * * [ laɪklɪhʊd] little likelihood great in all likelihood likelihood that + inf. (there is every likelihood that she ll… … Combinatory dictionary
