How to pronounce likely
Listen to likely in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“likely” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 1000 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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likely to have an unwanted pregnancy, less likely to get pregnant early and less likely to
UK Parliament · watch from 2:12 · hear it here
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likely to be conducted and when sites are likely to open.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 17:06 · hear it here
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are likely to -- urgency is likely to rise to the top.
GAO · watch from 116:35 · hear it here
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admissions will likely increase.
CDC · watch from 28:43 · hear it here
Why real speech
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