phrasal verb · neutral
look unlikely to
/lʊk ʌnˈlaɪkli tə/look UN·LIK·ly to
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appear improbable to happen
Examples
“After the latest setback, an immediate recovery looks unlikely to happen.”
“Given the budget cuts, the plan looks unlikely to be implemented this year.”
“Without more volunteers, the event looks unlikely to go ahead.”
Band 8 sentence
“Given current funding problems, a full recovery looks unlikely to occur in the next financial year.”
Collocations
- look unlikely to + verb
- look increasingly unlikely to
Word family
looks unlikely to vlooking unlikely to v-ing
Common mistakes
looks unlikey to→looks unlikely to
is unlikely→looks unlikely to
Say it for a higher band
5probably not→6be unlikely to→7+look unlikely to
Synonyms
seem unlikely to
be unlikely to
Easily confused
be unlikely to
“The project is unlikely to be finished on time.”
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