❶be likely to do または It is likely that ～ で ～しそうだ, （～ということは）ありそうだ
It is likely to rain.
It is likely to rain.
雨が降りそうだ.
⦣ It は漠然ばくぜんと「天候」を表す.
We are not likely to win.=It is not likely that we will win.
We are not likely to win.=It is not likely that we will win.
私たちは勝ちそうもない.
⦣ It＝that 以下.
She is likelier [more likely] to agree with us than he is.
She is likelier [more likely] to agree with us than he is.
彼よりも彼女のほうが私たちに賛成しそうだ.
It's the likeliest [the most likely] place for him to go to.
It's the likeliest [the most likely] place for him to go to.
そこは彼が最も行きそうな所だ.
