probably


He won’t probably come.
He probably won’t come.

Probably is an adverb of probability. It normally goes in mid position:

  • Before the main verb: ‘He probably knows the answer.’
  • After the verb be: ‘She is probably at home.’
  • After the first auxiliary verb: ‘He will probably call later.’ ‘They have probably forgotten.’

With a contracted negative auxiliary, probably normally comes before it: ‘He probably won’t come.’

Without a contraction, probably goes after the auxiliary and before not: ‘He will probably not come.’