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Traduzione e definizione

probably: probabilmente adverb

We will probably be late because of this traffic. Probabilmente faremo tardi a causa di questo traffico.

Esempi

"Probably, right?"
"But you will be entitled to some Social Security retirement benefits - probably around $500 per month."
"Beach friend : You'll probably notice..."
"According to Sir Rufus: "If our passengers are honest with us, we'll probably be honest with them.""
"Harold : So, ladies and gentlemen, you're probably wondering why I've brought you all the way up to the North Pole."
"Well, if I don't, I think he'll probably have me killed!"
"I know that you like to read my letters when you open them every morning, so you are probably aware that the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) is coming to audit our R&D Department."
"Then we'll need an education branch to spread our Western propaganda, I'll probably have to wear some local garb to fit in... possibly a burka or sarong... I do look forward to that... Dammit Edward!"
"Brian : Probably not... I don't enjoy nuclear war as much as I used to."
"Guy : Yes, but I must tell you, your song is probably very stupid."
"Next time we should probably make them pay before they leave."
"I'd probably be a conductor."
"If there were no business, I'd probably still be cooking soup for old people at the senior center, but I digress."
"Oh, and there's this horse I've got in the back, but you're probably not interested in her..."
"The psychopath probably ordered on Friday afternoon, and it wasn't shipped until Monday."
"If you use Stickypedia regularly, you are probably a geek."
"Philip : It's probably up your butt, dummy."
"Female, I would say, probably a long-beaked common dolphin, native to this region."

Esercizio 1

Select the correct terms from the drop down menus.

Kevin: What are you doing three months from Saturday?
Trey: I have no idea. I’m be free. Why do you ask?
Kevin: I won a trip on a hot air balloon and wanted to see if you want to come with me.
Trey: Yes! You’ll have to remind me because I am forget.
Kevin: Great. I should warn you that it is in Antarctica.
Trey: Antarctica? Isn’t it be freezing?
Kevin: Make sure to pack your parka!

Select the correct terms from the drop down menus.

Kevin: What are you doing three months from Saturday?
Trey: I have no idea. I’m likely to 1 be free. Why do you ask?
Kevin: I won a trip on a hot air balloon and wanted to see if you want to come with me.
Trey: Yes! You’ll have to remind me because I am liable to 2 forget.
Kevin: Great. I should probably 3 warn you that it is in Antarctica.
Trey: Antarctica? Isn’t it liable to 4 be freezing?
Kevin: Make sure to pack your parka!

1 likely to: This is the best choice here. The construction “be likely to” is generally used to describe something which has a relatively high probability of occurring.

1 liable: This is grammatically incorrect. The construction “be liable” must be followed by the preposition “to”.

1 probably: “Probably” does not make sense here. We could say "I'm probably free" or “I will probably be free”, but not "I'm probably be free", which is grammatically incorrect.

2 liable to: This is the best choice here. We use “liable to” here to express the strong chance that Trey will most likely forget if he is not reminded. We can use “liable” here because forgetting is considered a negative action.

2 likely: This is incorrect. The construction “be likely” must be followed by the preposition “to”. For example, we could say “I am likely to forget”.

2 probably to: This is incorrect. The construction “~~probably to~~” is grammatically incorrect. Trey could say “I will probably forget”.

3 probably: This is the best choice here. “I should probably warn you” is a common phrase in English, usually sarcastic. Here, it expresses Kevin’s obligation to tell Trey to be prepared for Antarctica. Example: Before you come inside I should probably warn you about my pet lion.

3 liable: This is incorrect. The construction “~~I should liable warn you~~” is not grammatically correct.

3 likely: This is incorrect. The construction “~~I should likely warn you~~” is not grammatically correct.

4 liable to: This is the best choice here. “Liable to” is synonymous with “likely to” (when used before something considered negative, like cold weather in this case).

4 probably: This is incorrect. The construction “~~isn’t it probably be~~” is grammatically incorrect. We could say “Isn't it probable that it will be freezing?” or “It will probably be freezing”.

4 likely: This is incorrect. The construction “be likely” must be followed by the preposition “to”. For example, we could say “Isn’t it likely to be freezing?”.

Esercizio 2

Choose the correct word from the drop down menus:

Harold forgot to wear a coat in the snow this afternoon. He going to wake up sick tomorrow.

It that I will arrive by 8 o’clock if I can find my bicycle.

I have tickets to a concert that ends at 4 in the morning. I going to arrive late to work tomorrow.

Icarus to win first place at the science fair with his teleportation machine.

Choose the correct word from the drop down menus:

Harold forgot to wear a coat in the snow this afternoon. He is probably 1 going to wake up sick tomorrow.

It is likely 2 that I will arrive by 8 o’clock if I can find my bicycle.

I have tickets to a concert that ends at 4 in the morning. I am probably 3 going to arrive late to work tomorrow.

Icarus is likely 4 to win first place at the science fair with his teleportation machine.

1 is probably: This is the only correct choice here. The adverb “probably” expresses the likelihood that Harold will wake up sick tomorrow.

1 is likely to: This is incorrect. The construction “~~is likely to going~~” is incorrect. We could say “He is likely to wake up…”.

2 is likely: This is the best choice here. “It is likely that” uses the impersonal subject “it”. “It is likely that I will…” is synonymous with “I will probably…”.

2 probably: “Probably” does not make sense here. We might say “It is probable…”, but as an adverb, “probably” does not fit in this construction. We could say: “I will probably arrive…”.

3 am probably: This is the best choice here. The adverb “probably” expresses the almost certainty of arriving late to work.

3 am likely to: The construction “I am likely to going” is incorrect. We could say “I am likely to arrive…”.

4 is likely: This is the best choice here. “To be likely to” is generally used to describe something which has a relatively high probability of occurring.

4 is probably: The construction “~~is probably to~~” is incorrect and “probably” is never followed by “to”. We might say “It is probable that Icarus will win first place…”.

Esercizio 3

Susie: I have such a bad cold right now that I can taste this food.
Hannah: It’s not worth tasting, to be honest with you. The quality of the canteen lunches has got worse since we stopped paying for a professional chef.

Susie: I have such a bad cold right now that I can hardly 1 taste this food.
Hannah: It’s not really 2 worth tasting, to be honest with you. The quality of the canteen lunches has got a lot 3 worse since we stopped paying for a professional chef.

1 hardly: Susie is saying that she can almost not taste the food because of her cold. She can taste it a little, but not much at all. "Hardly" and "barely" express something which is almost not the case. For example: "I barely slept last night" (I slept very little, almost not at all).

1 probably: It doesn't make sense for Susie to say that she can "probably taste" the food. She knows whether she can taste it or not! "Probably" refers to something which has a high likelihood, or which is very possible but not certain. For example: "I'll probably be able to come to your wedding, but I'll let you know for sure in three months".

1 never: We can't use "never" in a sentence which refers to "right now". "Never" refers to an action which does not happen over a period of time. For example: "I never brush my teeth in the morning" (In my daily routine, I do not brush my teeth in the morning).

2 really: Hannah is saying that the quality of the food is quite bad: it is almost not worth tasting. "Not really" can also mean "not in reality", for example: "He's not really a wizard. He just said that to impress you".

2 barely: Generally speaking, we use "barely" (and "hardly") in affirmative sentences, not negative ones. Hannah could say: "The food is barely worth tasting".

2 hardly: Generally speaking, we use "hardly" (and "barely") in affirmative sentences, not negative ones. Hannah could say: "The food is hardly worth tasting".

3 a lot: Hannah thinks that the quality of the food has got "a lot worse": it has really declined. Another example: "The food would be a lot better if they added more seasoning to it".

3 barely: Although this sentence is grammatically correct, it is highly unlikely in the context. If something has got "barely worse", then it has almost not got worse at all: it has nearly maintained its quality. This is not what Hannah is saying here: she is expressing a very negative opinion of the food.

3 completely: We do not say "completely worse" in English, because the process of getting worse is not something that can be completed. Hannah might say: "This food is completely unacceptable" (it is not acceptable at all).

Esercizio 4