probable

adj.

1. Likely to happen or to be true: War seemed probable in 1938. The home team, far ahead, is the probable winner.
2. Likely but uncertain; plausible.
3. Theology. Of or relating to opinions and actions in ethics and morals for whose lawfulness intrinsic reasons or extrinsic authority may be adduced.

[Middle English, plausible, from Old French, from Latin probābilis, from probāre, to prove. See prove.]

adjective

1. Having a chance of happening or being true: contingent, likely, possible. See likely/unlikely.
2. Based on probability or presumption: assumptive, likely, presumable, presumptive, prospective. Idioms: taken for granted. See belief/unbelief, likely/unlikely.

IN BRIEF: Likely but not certain to be or become true or real.

When it is not in our power to determine what is true, we ought to follow what is most probable. — Rene Descartes (1596-1650), French mathematician, physiologist, physicist and philosopher.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an applicant likely to be chosen

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The adjective probable has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: likely but not certain to be or become true or real
  Synonyms: likely, plausible
  Antonym: improbable (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: apparently destined

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sandsynlig, troværdig
n. - kandidat, der sandsynligvis bliver valgt

idioms:

• probable cause    rimelig grund

Nederlands (Dutch)
waarschijnlijk

Français (French)
adj. - probable
n. - le probable

idioms:

• probable cause    cause probable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - wahrscheinlich
n. - wahrscheinlicher Kandidat, Teilnehmer usw.

idioms:

• probable cause    ausreichende Verdachtsgründe

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πιθανός, ενδεχόμενος
n. - πιθανός υποψήφιος, μέλος ομάδας κ.λπ.

idioms:

• probable cause    επαρκής ένδειξη (π.χ. για άσκηση ποινικής δίωξης)

Italiano (Italian)
probabile

idioms:

• probable cause    movente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - provável
n. - provável

idioms:

• probable cause    causa provável

Русский (Russian)
вероятный, возможный

idioms:

• probable cause    достаточные основания для признания вины

Español (Spanish)
adj. - probable, posible
n. - verosímil

idioms:

• probable cause    causa razonable, motivo fundado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sannolik, trolig, trovärdig
n. - sannolik deltagare (kandidat)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
很可能发生的, 很有希望的, 很可能成为事实的, 有充分根据的, 有希望的候选人, 可能的事情

idioms:

• probable cause    合理的根据

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 很可能發生的, 很有希望的, 很可能成為事實的, 有充分根據的
n. - 有希望的候選人, 可能的事情

idioms:

• probable cause    合理的根據

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 개연적인, 있음 직한
n. - 있음 직한 일

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ありそうな, 有望な
n. - 起こりそうなこと, 予想される勝者

idioms:

• probable cause    考えられる原因, 相当の根拠

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) محتمل (الاسم) مرجح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮צפוי, כמעט ודאי, קרוב לאמת, קרוב לוודאי, מסתבר‬
n. - ‮מועמד כמעט ודאי, מועמד לניצחון‬

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