belike

9.9

Very likely to be true

adverb
/bɪˈlaɪk/

Archaic

: probablemente

He will belike arrive before sundown, as he always does.

Examples

If the storm persists, our journey will belike be delayed.
He belike forgot about our plans.
The king, belike, never learned of the matter himself.
It is belike going to rain today.
He will belike arrive before sundown, as he always does.
If the storm persists, our journey will belike be delayed.
It is belike going to rain today.

Synonyms

probably

vsbelike

∞ 1.0

Likely to happen or be true but not certain

is firmer implying greater confidence that it will happen

likely

vsbelike

786 1.0

There is a good chance it will happen

is similar but shows slightly less certainty than that expression

presumably

vsbelike

278 4.3

To say that something is likely but not certain

is more confident stating higher probability rather than a mere assumption

in all likelihood

vsbelike

24 3.2

Very likely to happen or be true

is used for considerable certainty while allowing slight doubt

in all probability

vsbelike

8 3.8

Very likely to happen or be true

is milder indicating considerable likelihood rather than near certainty

Antonyms

unlikely

487 1.9

People do not expect it to happen or be true

How Certain

certainly

∞ 1.0

belike

Archaic

9.9

possibly

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

belike positive

Morphology

belike = like (semi-transparent) = be + like

Historically analyzable as be- + like meaning 'by likelihood', but the adverbial meaning 'probably' is archaic and not an obvious productive derivation for modern learners.

Etymology

Belike comes from the old parts be- 'by' and like 'similar' or 'likely', just like the modern word likely. So, belike means 'probably' or 'most likely'.