wahrscheinlich
Meaning
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likely, probable, plausible
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/vaː(ɐ̯)ˈʃaɪ̯nlɪç/
Etymology
Mid-17th century, from Dutch waarschijnlijk (1540), itself a loan translation of French vraisemblable and/or Latin verisimilis (“probable”). Analysable as wahr (“true”) + scheinen (“to seem”) + -lich (“-ly”), thus “trueseemly, trueseeming”. Cognate to German Low German wohrschynlik.
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Sentences
Wahrscheinlich noch ein 1 Überbleibsel aus dem Ersten Weltkrieg .
1
Probably a remnant from the First World War.
Der absolut perfekte Augenblick wird wahrscheinlich nie einkehren .
The absolutely perfect moment will probably never come.
Die Funktion ist wahrscheinlich ein 1 Einzeiler, maximal aber ein 1 Dreizeiler.
1
1
The function is probably a one-line, but at most a three-line.
Das Integument war wahrscheinlich von Leitbündeln durchzogen .
The integument was probably crossed by guiding bundles.