Posiblemente (en. Likely)

/poziblemente/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

adverb

Likely or that can happen.

I might arrive late to the meeting.

Posiblemente llegue tarde a la reunión.

Expresses a supposition or hypothesis.

She might have already heard the news.

Posiblemente ella ya se enteró de la noticia.

Indicates a lack of certainty.

There may not be classes tomorrow.

Posiblemente no habrá clases mañana.

From Latin 'possibilis', meaning 'that can be'.

possibly yes

Indicates that there is a high probability of something happening.

posiblemente sí

not possibly

Denial that indicates that something is very unlikely.

no posiblemente

possibly soon

Suggests that something may happen in the near future.

posiblemente pronto

possible

That can happen or be in some way.

posible

probable

That has a high likelihood of occurring or being true.

probable

hypothesis

Proposition that is considered true for the purposes of argumentation.

hipótesis

It might be yes.

Possibly yes, but I'm not sure.

Posiblemente sí, pero no estoy seguro.

Maybe, but I can't guarantee it.

I might do it, but I promise nothing.

Posiblemente lo haga, pero no prometo nada.