Main Entry: ¹prob·a·ble

Pronunciation: \ˈprä-bə-bəl, ˈprä(b)-bəl\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin probabilis commendable, probable, from probare to test, approve, prove — more at prove

Date: 1606

1 : supported by evidence strong enough to establish presumption but not proof <a probable hypothesis>
2 : establishing a probability <probable evidence>
3 : likely to be or become true or real <probable outcome>