LIKELIHOOD


Meaning of LIKELIHOOD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ laɪklihʊd ]

1.

The likelihood of something happening is how likely it is to happen.

The likelihood of infection is minimal...

= probability

N-UNCOUNT : usu N of n / -ing , N that

2.

If something is a likelihood , it is likely to happen.

But the likelihood is that people would be willing to pay if they were certain that their money was going to a good cause...

= probability

N-SING

3.

If you say that something will happen in all likelihood , you mean that it will probably happen.

In all likelihood, the committee will have to interview every woman who’s worked with Thomas.

= in all probability

PHRASE : PHR with cl

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