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Rashid rajal Posted 10 years ago
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Likely

Likely represents a posibilty?
Can i say it about something that is going to happen with very high possibility but its not happened yet..
1.He is most likely to go city( there is great possibility that he go to city)

2.he was likely to win ( he was very close to victory)
  

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1. He is most likely to go to the city (there is a strong possibility that he will go to the city) "most" can mean two things here. It can mean that he is more likely to go to the city than do anything else.

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  • He is most likely to go to the city (there is a strong possibility that he will go to the city) "most" can mean two things here.
  • It can mean that he is more likely to go to the city than do anything else.
  • It can also mean that he is very likely to go to the city.
  • In the latter case, it would be more common to say "He is very likely to go to the city".
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1. He is most likely to go to the city (there is a strong possibility that he will go to the city)

"most" can mean two things here. It can mean that he is more likely to go to the city than do anything else. It can also mean that he is very likely to go to the city. In the latter case, it would be more common to say "He is very likely to go to th

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