Dictionary entry

Unlikely

Pronunciation: /ʌnˈlʌɪkli/

Pronunciation

/ʌnˈlʌɪkli/

Myanmar Meaning

(adj) အလားအလာမရှိ

Definition

unlikely / ʌn'laÇkli / adj ( -ier, -iest ) ၁။ အလားအလာမရိွ။ တျခားစီ။ It is unlikely to rain/ that it will rain. ❍ They're a most unlikely couple __ they seem to like completely different things. ❍ His condition is unlikely to improve. ❍ In the unlikely event of a breakdown, life-jackets will be provided. ၂။ ယံုရခက္ေသာ။ ျဖစ္ႏိုင္ေျခ မရိွ။ an unlikely story. ❏ unlikelihood /ʌn'laÇklihƱd /, unlikeliness / -nǝs / ns [U]

Examples

  1. I think her coming back is a pretty unlikely prospect.
  2. [unlikely to do something] : He’s unlikely ever to find a job again.
  3. [unlikely (that)] : It seems unlikely that she will make the same mistake again.
  4. [most/highly/extremely unlikely] : It’s highly unlikely we’ll be invited.
  5. [in the unlikely event] : In the unlikely event that you are not completely satisfied with your holiday
  6. we will offer a full refund.
  7. An unlikely hypothesis
  8. He’s a very unlikely romantic hero.
  9. His parents seem a rather unlikely couple.