wahrscheinlich
adj · /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.
Translation
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likely, probable, plausible
Die wahrscheinliche Ursache des Fehlers wurde heute ermittelt.
The probable cause of the failure was determined today.
Wahrscheinlich war es das, was ihre Entscheidung beeinflusst hat.
That was probably what influenced their decision.
Wahrscheinlich hat es die Zeit nicht erlaubt, ein schönes Foto in lebhaften Farben zu machen.
Time probably didn't permit the taking of a pretty picture with vivid colours.
- belike source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
- likely source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
- probable; prob source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en