{
    "term": "likelihood",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the chance of something happening; how likely something is to happen",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There is very little likelihood of that happening."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**In all likelihood** *(= very probably)* the meeting will be cancelled."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**The likelihood is** that *(= it is likely that)* unemployment figures will continue to fall."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This reduces the likelihood that the treatment will be successful."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Is there any likelihood of our getting our money back?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The National Weather Service had calculated the likelihood of severe weather during the night as ‘a slight risk’."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Taking regular exercise reduces the likelihood of a heart attack."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's every likelihood that she'll be able to help us."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This shouldn't affect the likelihood of you getting the job."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "probability",
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["every", "greater", "increased"],
                "verb + likelihood": ["decrease", "diminish", "lessen"],
                "likelihood + verb": ["grow", "diminish"],
                "preposition": ["likelihood for", "likelihood of"],
                "phrases": ["in all likelihood"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈlaɪklihʊd/",
                "audio": "li/likelihood/likelihood__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈlaɪklihʊd/",
                "audio": "li/likelihood/likelihood__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}