probable Definition

probable
adj

1. Likely to happen.

Example: a probable outcome
Thesaurus: possible, feasible, likely, odds-on, on the cards (slang).
2. Likely to be the case; likely to have happened.

Thesaurus: possible, feasible, likely, plausible, reasonable, credible, verisimilar, apparent, presumed.
3. Said of an explanation, etc: likely to be correct; feasible.

noun

1. Someone or something likely to be selected.

Etymology: 14c: from Latin probabilis, from probare to prove.