likely to do sth
fixed phr..fixed phr.. you use this to say that something will probably happen or that someone will probably do something.
fixed phr.. a semi-fixed construction used to express probability or a high statistical chance of an event occurring; functions as a predicative adjective phrase followed by a to-infinitive.
It is likely to rain later this afternoon.
If you don't study for the exam, you are likely to fail.
The researchers concluded that children who grow up in bilingual households are likely to develop stronger cognitive flexibility than their monolingual peers.
always follows a form of the verb 'to be' and is followed by the base form of a verb.
contrast with 'probably' to show word order differences: 'It will probably rain' vs 'It is likely to rain'; 'likely' is an adjective here, not an adverb.
It likely to happen.It is likely to happen.the phrase requires the verb 'to be' before 'likely' to function correctly as a predicate.