prob

[ prob ]

/ prɒb /

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noun Chiefly British Slang.

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Origin of prob

By shortening

Words nearby prob

proactive inhibition, proagon, pro-am, pro-American, pro-ana, prob, probabilism, probabilistic, probability, probability curve, probability density function

Other definitions for prob (2 of 2)

prob.

abbreviation

probable.

probably.

problem.

How to use prob in a sentence

"Prob'ly some old scissor bills that got a notion of hangin' on to their land," Scattergood said.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland
If I don't nail this large man, she'll prob'ly kick in me head.'
Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War|Finley Peter Dunne
She went in an awful hurry, and said prob'ly she'd be back pretty soon; but she has n't come yet.
Polly of the Hospital Staff|Emma C. Dowd
If anybody else comes along, don't you sell him to anybody else till I tell you, because prob'ly I'll simply buy him.
The Wrong Twin|Harry Leon Wilson

"Prob'ly tell you to shut your head and go to sleep while you can," grunted Critch.
The Blind Lion of the Congo|Elliott Whitney

British Dictionary definitions for prob

prob.

abbreviation for

probable

probably

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