- belike
- adverb Date: circa 1500 archaic most likely ; probably
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
belike
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Belike — Be*like , adv. [Pref. be (for by) + like.] It is likely or probably; perhaps. [Obs. or Archaic] {Be*like ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] Belike, boy, then you are in love. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
belike — [bē līk′] adv. Archaic quite likely; probably … English World dictionary
belike — adverb Likely, probably. He would, belike, never make it home that night, not in his drunken condition … Wiktionary
belike — /bi luyk /, adv. Archaic. very likely; perhaps; probably. [1525 35; BE + LIKE1] * * * … Universalium
belike — most likely; probably Forthright s Forsoothery … Phrontistery dictionary
belike — adv. probably (Archaic) … English contemporary dictionary
belike — ad. (Colloq.) Probably, perhaps, perchance, peradventure, mayhap, it may be, it is likely … New dictionary of synonyms
belike — be·like … English syllables
belike — be•like [[t]bɪˈlaɪk[/t]] adv. archaic very likely; probably • Etymology: 1525–35 … From formal English to slang
belike — /bəˈlaɪk/ (say buh luyk) adverb Archaic very likely; perhaps; probably. {be + like1} …
