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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

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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

"I've been a deal worse myself, and got well again; don't be a frightening yourself in that way, or belike you'll think you've one foot in the grave."

From It May Be True, Vol. III (of III) by Wood, Mrs. Henry

You think, belike, because you've got a pretty face, to make a fool of me? but that's sooner thought than done!

From The Wanderer (Volume 5 of 5) or, Female Difficulties by Burney, Fanny

Your own bard will sing your own valour, belike?

From Andromache A Play in Three Acts by Murray, Gilbert

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