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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWahrscheinlichkeit
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /vaːɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯n.líç.kaɪ̯t/
"Es besteht eine hohe Wahrscheinlichkeit dafür."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state or fact of something being likely; probable chance.
"There is every likelihood that the project will be completed on time." - 2
A probability, or a thing that is likely to happen.
"Rain is a strong likelihood for this afternoon."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, combining 'like' (from Old English 'līc', meaning having the appearance of) with the suffix '-lihad' denoting state or condition. Over centuries, it evolved from expressing mere physical resemblance or similarity into a robust statistical and general term indicating probability or chance of occurrence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Likelihood" is said worldwide
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probabilité
Transliteration: /pʁɔ.ba.bi.li.te/
"Il y a une forte probabilité de pluie."
Wahrscheinlichkeit
Transliteration: /vaːɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯n.líç.kaɪ̯t/
"Es besteht eine hohe Wahrscheinlichkeit dafür."
probabilità
Transliteration: /pro.ba.bi.liˈta/
"C'è molta probabilità che piova."
probabilidad
Transliteration: /pɾo.βa.βi.liˈðað/
"Hay pocas probabilidades de éxito."
probabilidade
Transliteration: /pɾu.ba.bi.liˈda.dʒi/
"Existe uma grande probabilidade de chuva."
संभावना
Transliteration: sambhavna
"बारिश होने की पूरी संभावना है।"
可能性
Transliteration: kě néng xìng
"这很有可能是真的。"
가능성
Transliteration: ganeungseong
"그 일이 성공할 가능성이 높다."
可能性
Transliteration: kanōsei
"成功する可能性は十分にある。"
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