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belike

American  
[bih-lahyk] / bɪˈlaɪk /

adverb

Archaic.
  1. very likely; perhaps; probably.


belike British  
/ bɪˈlaɪk /

adverb

  1. archaic perhaps; maybe

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of belike

First recorded in 1525–35; be- + like 1

Vocabulary lists containing belike

Example Sentences

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"But we'll have time enough for - that. You'll be wanting to sleep beneath my roof, belike, and eat me out of pigs."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

When I look at the quiet forest I wonder what it will belike to live there, to build houses and create a settlement.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

But belike he has journeyed to the South.

From Andromache A Play in Three Acts by Murray, Gilbert

This man was likely, then, belike, to do such a deed with a knife which he was not able to grasp.

From The Condition of Catholics Under James I. by Gerard, John

Lo, where he cometh at hand, belike he was not far!

From Gammer Gurton's Needle by Art, Mr. S. Mr. of

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