Unit 4 Grammar The future 1 page 49

  LIKELY probable or expectedthe most likely outcomea likely scenarioa likely Oscar nomineelikely (to do something) Tickets are likely to be expensive.likely (that…) It's more than likely that the thieves don't know how much it is worth.They might refuse to let us do it, but it's hardly likely.
  bound to do/be something certain or likely to happen, or to do or be somethingThere are bound to be changes when the new system is introduced.It's bound to be sunny again tomorrow.You've done so much work—you're bound to pass the exam.It was bound to happen sooner or later (= we should have expected it).You're bound to be nervous the first time (= it's easy to understand).