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vermutlich

presumably

adverb fer-MOOT-likh Common

Also means

probably

Usage Note

vermutlich signals a confident guess, 'presumably' or 'most likely', and comes from the verb vermuten ('to suppose'). Despite the -lich ending it usually works as an adverb of probability, weaker than sicher but stronger than vielleicht.

Examples

"Er kommt vermutlich später."

Natural Translation

He'll presumably come later.

Literal Translation

He comes presumably later.

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