Meaning & use
most likely
Very probably; used to indicate that something is expected to be true or to happen.
See it in a sentence
The delayed flight will most likely arrive sometime after midnight tonight.
She is most likely still at the office finishing the report.
A note on using this word
"Most likely" expresses a higher degree of probability than "maybe" or "possibly," suggesting the speaker is fairly confident, though not certain.
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