Example: Naar alle waarschijnlijkheid komt hij morgen op bezoek.
Definition
"Naar alle waarschijnlijkheid" is a Dutch expression used to indicate that something is very likely or probable to happen, as in the example sentence: 'Naar alle waarschijnlijkheid komt hij morgen op bezoek,' meaning 'He will most likely visit tomorrow.'
The phrase "naar alle waarschijnlijkheid" literally translates to 'according to all likelihood' in English. It combines the preposition 'naar' (to), the adjective 'alle' (all), and the noun 'waarschijnlijkheid' (likelihood or probability), reflecting a common way in Dutch to express strong probability or expectation.
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"Naar alle waarschijnlijkheid" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (B1) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used expressions.
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in all likelihood