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PROBABLY
probably (adv)

Sounds:
- /ˈpɹɒbəbli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈpɹɒbli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈpɹɑbəbli/ (General-American)
- /ˈpɹɑbli/ (General-American)
- /ˈpɹɑəbli/ (General-American)

Forms:
- more probably (comparative)
- most probably (superlative)

probably (adv) senses:
1. In all likelihood.
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💡 Example 💡 run

run (verb): The Green Party is running twenty candidates in this election.

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🌜 Past Perfect Continuous 🌛

By the time they reached the top of the mountain, they had been climbing for six hours.
🗣 Conversation 🗣

- Do you have maps of downtown area?
- Yes, here you are.
- How much is it?
- It's free of charge.
- Thanks so much.
SURPRISINGLY
surprisingly (adv)

Forms:
- more surprisingly (comparative)
- most surprisingly (superlative)

surprisingly (adv) senses:
1. In a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual.
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🌜 Past Continuous 🌛

He was helping his neighbor with gardening.
💡 Example 💡 varec

varec (noun): Potash was scarce because of the Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815), and Bernard Courtois had resorted to varec imported from the Brittany and Normandy seacoasts [5].

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🗣 Conversation 🗣

- i need a cheap car.
- how much money do you have?
🌜 Present Continuous 🌛

She is driving carefully on the slippery road.
BULLET
bullet (noun)

Sounds:
- /ˈbʊl.ɪt/

Forms:
- bullets (plural)

bullet (noun) senses:
1. A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
2. (informal) An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.
3. Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.
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bullet (verb)

Forms:
- bullets (present, singular, third-person)
- bulleting (participle, present)
- bulleted (participle, past)
- bulleted (past)

bullet (verb) senses:
1. (transitive, informal) To draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.
2. (intransitive, informal) To speed, like a bullet.
3. (transitive, informal) To make a shot, especially with great speed.
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