Example: Naar alle waarschijnlijkheid komt hij morgen niet naar school.
Definition
"Naar alle waarschijnlijkheid niet" means very likely not or probably not. It is used to express a strong expectation that something will not happen or is not true, as in the example sentence: "Naar alle waarschijnlijkheid komt hij morgen niet naar school" which means he probably will not come to school tomorrow.
Translations
most likely not
probablemente no
probablement no
selon toute vraisemblance non
aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach nicht
probabilmente no
provavelmente não
Etymology
The phrase "naar alle waarschijnlijkheid niet" comes from Dutch, combining "naar alle waarschijnlijkheid" meaning "according to all probability" and "niet" meaning "not." It reflects a careful and polite way to express doubt or negation based on likelihood, showing the Dutch preference for precise and nuanced expressions.
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"Naar alle waarschijnlijkheid niet" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (B1) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used expressions.
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most likely not