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belike

[ bih-lahyk ]

adverb

, Archaic.
  1. very likely; perhaps; probably.


belike

/ 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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of belike1

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

Sit down in that corner behind the bookcase and I'll read to you from one of the old poets, Byron, belike.

A big man and of masterful appearance, yet belike his luck is over, answered the English King.

A circulating libraryIs mine—my birds are flown; There's one odd volume left, to beLike all the rest, a-lone.

I opine, whatever we do, she will not forget old days—the night at the earth-houses belike and other things.

Thou art a casteless Hindu—a bold and unblushing beggar, attached, belike, to the Holy One for the sake of gain.'

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