From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishprobableprob‧a‧ble1 /ˈprɒbəbəl $ ˈprɑː-/●くろまる●くろまる○しろまる adjectivePROBABLYlikely to exist, happen, or be trueThe probable cause of the fire was faulty wiring.Success is highly probable.it is probable (that)It seems probable that the accident has damaged her brain.probable outcome/consequence/resultThe probable result of global warming will be a rise in sea levels.Examples from the Corpusprobable• There is no record of Osbald's parentage but a Bernician extraction seems highly probable.• Unless the government agrees to further talks, a strike seems highly probable.• If the measure passes the House, Senateapproval is considered probable.• The report states that the probable cause of death was a heartattack.• Measles is the probable cause of illness in the three athletes.• The project will go ahead, at a probable cost of 2ドル.1 million.• It will give them crucialdetails about his shoesize and probableheight and weight.• He openly talked of him as the probablesuccessor to the see of Canterbury.• She disposed quickly of redherrings, usually sought out the least probablesuspect and rarely failed.• It is probable that deliberate equivocation in respect of the intended sense of word forms is always to some extentodd.• It is very probable that Grey took some part in Leapor's subscription.• It is probable that in retrospect he gave that factor more weight than it carried at the time.• It seems probable that the election will be held in May.• Light rain is probabletomorrow evening.probable outcome/consequence/result• The most probable outcome is 100-150 deaths from thyroidcancer over the same period.• The probable consequence is that doctors will be given the task.probableprobable2 noun [countable]PROBABLYsomeone who is likely to be chosen for a team, to win a race etcExamples from the Corpusprobable• Four further claims for Hurricanes were made by all 12 pilots of the 156° Gruppo jointly, two confirmed and two probables.Originprobable1(1300-1400)FrenchLatinprobabilis, from probare; → PROBE2