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PROBABLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An applicant likely to be chosen
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("probable" is a kind of...):
applicant; applier (a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Apparently destined
Example:
the probable consequences of going ahead with the scheme
Classified under:
Similar:
likely (has a good chance of being the case or of coming about)
Derivation:
probability (the quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Likely but not certain to be or become true or real
Example:
he foresaw a probable loss
Synonyms:
likely; probable
Classified under:
Similar:
equiprobable (equally probable)
presumptive (having a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance)
verisimilar (appearing to be true or real)
Antonym:
improbable (not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred)
Derivation:
probability (a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible)
Context examples:
This plays a probable role in both cell-cell signaling and cell adhesion.
(Carcinoembryonic Antigen-Related Cell Adhesion Molecule 6, NCI Thesaurus)
Here for example, is a very possible and even probable one.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I was obliged to admit that Mr. Spenlow had considered it probable.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
In that case I think that it is probable that no further steps may be taken.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
She felt it to be the probable consequence of her allusions to Mr. Wickham, and rejoiced in it.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
Do not fear to think even the most not-probable.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
This allele, which encodes probable ATP-dependent RNA helicase DDX5, plays a role in the regulation of both RNA splicing and ATP hydrolysis.
(DDX5 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene plays a probable role in both cell-cell signaling and cell adhesion.
(CEACAM6 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
This protein is comprised of most of the probable tumor suppressor protein MN1 fused with the C-terminal ETS DNA binding domain of the transcription factor ETV6 protein.
(MN1/ETV6 Fusion Protein, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes probable tumor suppressor protein MN1, plays a role in tumor suppression.
(MN1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
