different between odds vs probably

English

Etymology

From odd (“uneven, strange”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?dz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?dz/
• Rhymes: -?dz

Noun

odds pl (plural only)

1. The ratio of the probability of an event happening to that of it not happening.

   I'd say the odds are strongly in favor of the sun rising tomorrow morning.

2. The ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations.

odds

1. plural of odd

Usage notes

• The word "odds" was formerly sometimes used with a singular verb, e.g. (Stephen S. Foster) "If there be any difference in the two crimes, the odds is in favor of the foreign enslaver."

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Welsh: ots

Translations

See also

• even money
• evens

Anagrams

• DDOS, DDOs, DDoS, Dods, dods

Icelandic

Noun

odds

1. indefinite genitive singular of oddur

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English odds

Noun

odds m (definite singular oddsen, indefinite plural odds, definite plural oddsene)

1. odds

References

• “odds” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English odds

Noun

odds m (definite singular oddsen, indefinite plural odds, definite plural oddsa)

1. odds

References

• “odds” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

English

Alternative forms

• probablely (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English probably, probabily, equivalent to probable +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p??b?bli/, (colloquial) /?p??bli/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p??b?bli/, (colloquial) /?p??bli/

Adverb

probably (comparative more probably, superlative most probably)

1. In all likelihood.

Synonyms

• (in all likelihood): likely, perhaps, maybe, possibly, presumably, most likely, doubtless, in all probability, perchance, as likely as not, as like as not

Translations