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