belike

An archaic adverb meaning "probably," "perhaps," or "by all likelihood." It was used in Middle and Early Modern English to express probability or supposition, often found in literary and poetic texts from the 16th–17th centuries.

• 🌐ظرف قديم يعني «على الأرجح» أو «ربما» أو «من المحتمل»، وكان يُستعمل في الإنجليزية الوسطى والمبكرة للتعبير عن الاحتمال أو التخمين، وكثيرًا ما يرد في النصوص الأدبية والشعرية في القرنين السادس عشر والسابع عشر.

1. Probably or likely C2 formal british

   With considerable certainty; without much doubt.

   • He belike will arrive before noon.
   • The storm belike will pass by evening.
   • She belike knew the answer all along.

   🌐على الأرجح

   المرادفات: doubtlessdoubtlesslyin all likelihoodlikelyno doubtpresumablyprobably