presumably

«presumably» in Mova's school dictionary: As you would guess or expect; probably — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb (presumably)

meaning for a pupil

As you would guess or expect; probably. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and everyday talk, it shows something is likely but not certain. In science, it marks a guess.

examples

• Presumably the bus will be late in this snow. tree →
• The Rabbit was presumably late again. tree →
• Presumably you've done your homework? tree →
• The door was open, presumably left by the cat. tree →
• The tracks were presumably made by a fox. tree →
• Presumably they will come after lunch. tree →
• "Mr Samber" was presumably one Robert Samber of New Inn, who translated other tales from the French, for Edmond Curl the bookseller, about this time. tree →

note

From «presume». Not certain: «probably».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «presumably» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.