Indicating likelihood
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Introduction
Speakers are able to indicate their opinion about how certain they are that something
is true or likely to happen in a number of ways 
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This file gives details of the ways that verbs can be used to indicate degrees of likelihood, doubt and certainty. Note that different verbs indicate varying degrees of likelihood:
Indicating high likelihood (certainty)
It's always claimed that the Führer has been sent to us from God. I don't doubt it.
Indicating mid to low likelihood (reasonable probability / weak possibility)
If we can cut out the clapping I estimate we could get at least one more programme in each evening. (Bank of English)
Note that the majority of verbs fall into the middle to low range.
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Introduction
Which verbs can be used to indicate likelihood?
