Likely vs Perhaps

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Likely

Top 1000 (très courant) A2 adjective

Perhaps

Top 1000 (très courant) A2 adverb

	Likely	Perhaps
Prononciation	🇬🇧 /["/ˈlaɪkli/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈlaɪkli/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/pəˈhæps//præps/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/pərˈhæps/"]/
Sens	It probably will happen.	Peut-être ; ça pourrait être vrai maybe; it might be true
Exemple	It is likely that it will rain tomorrow.	‘Are you going to come?’ ‘Perhaps. I'll see how I feel.’
Registre	Neutre	Neutre
Fréquence	Top 1000 (très courant)	Top 1000 (très courant)
Niveau CEFR	A2	A2
Nature grammaticale	adjective	adverb
Collocations	appear, be, look, extremely, fairly, very	perhaps we should, perhaps it is, perhaps he thought
Antonymes	unlikely, improbable	definitely, certainly
Erreurs fréquentes	'Likely' vs 'likelihood': Confused the adjective with the noun., 'Likely' placement: Wrongly placed before the verb instead of before 'to'., 'Unlikely' usage: Misusing 'unlikely' in positive contexts.	'Perhaps' can't be used as a noun., Confused with 'perchance', which is more archaic., Using 'perhaps' in very direct or commanding statements.
Notes d'usage	Use 'likely' to express probability in neutral contexts. Avoid in very formal writing; use 'probable' instead. For informal contexts, 'likely' is suitable.	Utilise 'peut-être' dans un écrit ou un discours formel. C'est moins courant dans les conversations informelles, où 'peut-être' est préféré. Évite de l'utiliser quand tu es sûr. Use 'perhaps' in formal writing or speech. It's less common in casual conversations, where 'maybe' is preferred. Avoid using it when being certain.

Vois-le dans de vrais extraits

A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms › S1 E1

- Perhaps he's only stupid... - [actor whooshing]

Breaking Bad › S1 E6

Well, yes, but maybe with a little more salesmanship, perhaps?

Agent Carter › S1 E1

Perhaps "losing" is too nice a word.

A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms › S1 E1

- Perhaps he's only stupid... - [actor whooshing]

Breaking Bad › S1 E6

Well, yes, but maybe with a little more salesmanship, perhaps?

Perhaps

Questions fréquentes : Likely vs Perhaps

Quelle est la différence entre Likely et Perhaps ?

Likely: It probably will happen. Perhaps: maybe; it might be true

Likely et Perhaps sont-ils au même niveau CEFR ?

Likely: A2, Perhaps: A2 sur l'échelle CEFR.

Quelle est la nature grammaticale de Likely et Perhaps ?

Likely: adjective, Perhaps: adverb.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

Likely: It is likely that it will rain tomorrow. Perhaps: ‘Are you going to come?’ ‘Perhaps. I'll see how I feel.’

Puis-je utiliser Likely et Perhaps de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Likely et Perhaps sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.