How native speakers pronounce “probably”

These are obviously some of my personal heroes, probably some of yours as well, as they should be. These guys rock, right?

The Wildlife Sanctuary You Can Visit from Anywhere | Maya Higa | TED · TED

Number one, that the most useful subjects for work are at the top. So you were probably steered benignly away from things at school when you were a kid,

Do schools kill creativity? — Ken Robinson · TED

Following off from Helen yesterday, this is probably why women are better at multitasking. Because you are, aren't you?

Do schools kill creativity? — Ken Robinson · TED

This was going to be expensive, but probably no more expensive than a middle-of-the-night locksmith, so I figured, under the circumstances, I was coming out even.

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator — Tim Urban · TED

that will help you lower your cholesterol, a statin." And you've probably heard of statins, you know that they're among the most widely prescribed drugs

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator — Tim Urban · TED

in the world today, you probably even know people who take them. And so you're thinking, "Yeah! Give me the statin."

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator — Tim Urban · TED

before one heart attack, stroke or other adverse event is prevented. Now you're probably thinking, "Well, OK, one in 300 chance of lowering my cholesterol.

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator — Tim Urban · TED

Now this is very difficult to access. On the ground, this is probably an hour search, but the drone got there in seconds.

The Invisible Infrastructure in the Sky | Adam Bry | TED · TED

So this is the beginning of a crime spree. He's probably going to go off and steal a bunch more stuff, but the cops know exactly where he is,

The Invisible Infrastructure in the Sky | Adam Bry | TED · TED

I can’t say that I blame the auto thieves. I probably wouldn't want to steal a car either. And this concept of drone as first responder

The Invisible Infrastructure in the Sky | Adam Bry | TED · TED

or Taylor Swift feels, there's probably a podcast or a video or an interview with them. You can search that, you can change the inputs.

5 Practical Ways to Take Control of Your Life | Jim VandeHei | TED · TED

This technique helped me through what was probably the hardest period of my life, but the most wondrous period of my life.

5 Practical Ways to Take Control of Your Life | Jim VandeHei | TED · TED

Well, as I'm describing this you, you probably know I remember this really well. (Laughter)

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

She's going to think you're some kind of creep. You probably don't even have anything in common with her, and you’ve got nothing to even start with, smarty pants.”

The Simple Habit for a Happier Social Life | Nicholas Epley | TED · TED

And two months later I was teaching a class. This is me -- you probably can't see, this is a bad picture. You know, sometimes you get rejected by lighting, you know?

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

They make up about one percent of all cancers. You also probably know that cancer is considered a genetic disease. By genetic disease we mean that cancer is caused by oncogenes

Why curiosity is the key to science and medicine | Kevin B. Jones

And this is all fine and well, but it probably doesn't matter in my life." And you're probably right.

Why curiosity is the key to science and medicine | Kevin B. Jones

but it probably doesn't matter in my life." And you're probably right. Sarcoma may not matter a whole lot in your life.

Why curiosity is the key to science and medicine | Kevin B. Jones

And the Waymo, I don't know what the reflexes are, you probably know the numbers, it just immediately came to a stop,

Waymo’s Case for a Driverless Future | Tekedra Mawakana, Sal Khan | TED · TED

I can't think straight. I’m irritable, and I probably shouldn’t be driving a car. But this is how many American teenagers feel every single school day.

What lack of sleep does to the teenage brain - Wendy Troxel

They just moved from your head to your pocket. Your calendar probably went next. Then little judgment calls you used to make for yourself.

Why Humans Should Merge with AI | D. Scott Phoenix | TED · TED

But even if you haven't experienced insomnia yourself, you can probably relate to the feelings of not having had enough sleep and how it impacts you the next day.

Can Cannabis Help You Sleep? Here’s the Science | Jen Walsh | TED · TED

Well, we know that cannabis has been used to help sleep probably for thousands of years, and there's plenty of reports of improved sleep

Can Cannabis Help You Sleep? Here’s the Science | Jen Walsh | TED · TED

were wearing sleep tracking devices. And that number is probably growing. And I get it.

Do You Really Need 8 Hours of Sleep Every Night? | Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter | TED · TED

If your answers are yes to all three, you probably don't need to worry about your sleep. And if you're struggling with your sleep,

Do You Really Need 8 Hours of Sleep Every Night? | Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter | TED · TED

If you've ever worked in the corporate world, you probably have heard of this diabolical exercise. (Laughter)

The Benefits of Not Being a Jerk to Yourself | Dan Harris | TED · TED

just ancient, fear-based neurotic programs, probably injected into me by the culture, by my parents. And they were trying to help me.

The Benefits of Not Being a Jerk to Yourself | Dan Harris | TED · TED

(Applause) I probably shouldn't make fun of the thing I'm going to try to get you to do, but ... The toilet vortex might start like this.

The Benefits of Not Being a Jerk to Yourself | Dan Harris | TED · TED

that shows up in your relationships with other people. And because relationships are probably the most important variable when it comes to human flourishing,

The Benefits of Not Being a Jerk to Yourself | Dan Harris | TED · TED

Sometimes it's a little bit patronizing. So you could probably see where I'm going with this. Having over-the-top positive nice feedback can harm your performance,

The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work | Tessa West | TED · TED

At worst, they think to themselves, "Well, they probably have some real opinions. They're just afraid to share them."

The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work | Tessa West | TED · TED

Then a neutral person, somebody you might overlook. Then a difficult person, probably not hard to find. And then we finish with all beings everywhere.

The Benefits of Not Being a Jerk to Yourself | Dan Harris | TED · TED

and she spent weeks and weeks preparing it, probably harder than anyone else I'd ever seen on preparing a talk like this.

The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work | Tessa West | TED · TED

So I thought a little bit about it with my eyes probably rolled up inside my head, and I thought, OK, I can actually make that change.

The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work | Tessa West | TED · TED

hoping that my neighbors would someday try to be my friends, it probably wouldn't happen, right? And so I would need to make that effort

The Secret to Making New Friends as an Adult | Marisa G. Franco | TED · TED

which seems like it comes out of nowhere, or it's already been answered. That means the host probably stopped listening two minutes ago because he thought of this really clever question,

Celeste Headlee: 10 ways to have a better conversation | TED · TED

Basically, when I look at my partner radiant and confident. Probably the biggest turn-on across the board. Radiant, as in self-sustaining.

The secret to desire in a long-term relationship | Esther Perel | TED · TED

"How was your day?" The response will probably be -- “Um, fine.”

3 Simple Ways to Build Stronger Relationships at Work | Alyssa Birnbaum | TED · TED

"How was your weekend?" You're probably not going to get a great response. Try something like, "What was the highlight of your weekend?"

3 Simple Ways to Build Stronger Relationships at Work | Alyssa Birnbaum | TED · TED

Now when we first start to say no, it will be extremely uncomfortable, kind of cringe, you're probably going to feel guilty. This is natural.

Let Your Ambition Light You Up — Not Burn You Out | Tarveen Forrester | TED · TED

And last, spend one hour a day on meaningful connection. OK, if you're an introvert, right now you're probably thinking one hour sounds like a lot.

Why Social Health Is Key to Happiness and Longevity | Kasley Killam | TED · TED

Whether it's nature or the exercise itself, it certainly works. And second, and probably the more reflective one, is just about how much each of us

Got a Meeting? Take a Walk | Nilofer Merchant | TED · TED

So anyone can experience burnout, But your specific way of experiencing it is probably going to be different, depending on who you are.

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

I am the leader, I am the one who's doing all of the things." And the solution for that is probably closer than you think. I mean, I grew up in a household where feelings were, like, not allowed

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

And it turns out that if you feel like you're isolated, there's probably someone on the other side of that wall, it turns out, who wants just as much as you to connect with someone else.

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

We're going to be healthier and stronger when we work together. There's probably someone already waiting who also wants the kind of relationship that you are desiring.

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

If you were actually in this study, you'd probably be a little stressed out. Your heart might be pounding,

How to Make Stress Your Friend | Kelly McGonigal | TED · TED

Let me invite you into my house. It probably looks a little like yours. So one morning, rushing to feed our crying toddler,

Stress Resets, the Ultimate Mental Health Hack | Jenny Taitz | TED · TED

That's half this room. Actually, in this room, probably more than half. And yet, the way that we commonly talk about burnout

How to Reclaim Your Life From Work | Simone Stolzoff | TED · TED

Which for me really consists of such inner resources as you’ve gathered, probably just by sitting quietly alone. And I realize this can all sound a little otherworldly, but to me,

Silence, the Universal Medicine | Pico Iyer | TED · TED

in one 18 minute speech. And there's probably people in this audience who would raise really legitimate scientific suspicions

Your elusive creative genius | Elizabeth Gilbert

who follow people around rubbing fairy juice on their projects and stuff. I'm not, probably, going to bring you all along with me on this. But the question that I kind of want to pose is --

Your elusive creative genius | Elizabeth Gilbert

(Laughter) Furthermore, I was probably going to change her four times before lunch.

How to Do Laundry When You're Depressed | KC Davis | TED · TED

hours of effort. Look, I I guess I'll probably always be a brain over brawn kind of

How to Use Your Muscles — or Risk Losing Them (W/ Bonnie Tsui) | How to Be a Better Human | TED · TED

And I mean, of course, I don’t give TEDx Talks every Saturday. But what I mean is, you probably wouldn't find me in a museum. Rather, if you were looking for me,

Why Daylight Is the Secret to Great Sleep | Christine Blume | TED · TED

Rather, if you were looking for me, you'd probably have to go to the mountains, and that is because I absolutely love hiking.

Why Daylight Is the Secret to Great Sleep | Christine Blume | TED · TED

So we've reached a fork in the road and you can probably tell I'm about to tell you one of two things. I’m going to tell you AI is amazing,

How to Get Inside the "Brain" of AI | Alona Fyshe | TED · TED

And fair enough, you probably didn't know where the word "deceased" came from, unless you're some kind of etymology nerd.

Are We Cooked? How Social Media Shapes Language | Adam Aleksic | TED · TED

or terrified by what AI is going to do to us, whether it can be funny, is probably not top of mind for you. It is for me.

Can AI Master the Art of Humor? | Bob Mankoff | TED · TED

They're called cartoons. This is probably the most famous one I hallucinated. There are a number of theories of humor that could explain this cartoon.

Can AI Master the Art of Humor? | Bob Mankoff | TED · TED

Even though my face is rounder and probably darker than an algorithm would like, I have come here tonight wearing my actual face.

How Digital Culture Is Reshaping Our Faces and Bodies | Elise Hu | TED · TED

This concept of repurposing isn't new. You've probably all heard of Viagra before, right? Well, you may know that Viagra was repurposed from heart disease

How Nearly Dying Helped Me Discover My Own Cure (and Many More) | David Fajgenbaum | TED · TED

and had never shared a complete thought or feeling with his parents, and was told by doctors that he probably would never share a feeling with them. Within two weeks of starting leucovorin,

How Nearly Dying Helped Me Discover My Own Cure (and Many More) | David Fajgenbaum | TED · TED

You've probably all heard that solar modules are cheap, but I'm not sure you appreciate just how cheap.

Solar Energy Is Even Cheaper Than You Think | Jenny Chase | TED · TED

And even more is being installed this year. It's probably just under 600 gigawatts. But I have to take you off on a diversion now

Solar Energy Is Even Cheaper Than You Think | Jenny Chase | TED · TED

as tracked by the grid. And this is probably partly because power is expensive, but also because of all these solar panels

Solar Energy Is Even Cheaper Than You Think | Jenny Chase | TED · TED

in both richer and poorer countries. And the next step is probably batteries working with solar and working with wind and other renewables to continue to push out fossil fuels.

Solar Energy Is Even Cheaper Than You Think | Jenny Chase | TED · TED

I learn, I apply, I try, probably failed more in this five years than in my first 30, but I don't have it figured out.

Your Zip Code Shouldn’t Determine Your Lifespan | Dion Dawson | TED · TED

When is it coming? Probably five years. We have time for this conversation.

The AI Revolution Is Underhyped | Eric Schmidt | TED · TED

and the books you’re reading probably disagree. So where does this leave us?

How AI Models Steal Creative Work — and What to Do About It | Ed Newton-Rex | TED · TED

by a two-hour snooze that may be a thing of beauty but it's probably best kept for your slow vacation

Slow Work

hundreds of songs, and uploading them to Spotify, your intent is probably not artistic. And then finally, how does this affect the musicians?

Is AI Ruining Music? | Dustin Ballard | TED · TED

Makes me wanna take a photograph I should probably hang that photograph next to my photo of a photograph.

Is AI Ruining Music? | Dustin Ballard | TED · TED

I mean, from everyone's grandkids. Now, I know some people in the audience are probably thinking, but that's different.

I’ll Probably Lose My Job to AI. Here’s Why That’s OK | Megan J. McArdle | TED · TED

Maybe AI can analyze this data for me. Probably correct. OK, I've got to make a deck as well.

How to Stop AI from Killing Your Critical Thinking | Advait Sarkar | TED · TED

Clara has been assisted and yes, probably worked faster because of AI. But she's also maintained direct material engagement at strategic points.

How to Stop AI from Killing Your Critical Thinking | Advait Sarkar | TED · TED

You don't have to sound like Shakespeare. My guess is you're probably not trying to get a job at Hallmark. Just want to sound like you.

The Profound Power of Gratitude and "Living Eulogies" | Andrea Driessen | TED · TED

that the painful things that had happened to these kids were not their fault. For the first time, I was able to see that that was probably true for me too. By blaming themselves,

Lessons from My Father’s Final Days | Laurel Braitman | TED · TED

and to adjust my focus when needed. You know, I'll probably never forget, I was sitting in a cabin in mountains of North Carolina.

What Happened When I Started Measuring My Life Every Day | Chris Musser | TED · TED

so I pulled out my credit card. I knew my donations would probably make a difference for someone somewhere, but going to the website of an effective charity

Helping others makes us happier -- but it matters how we do it | Elizabeth Dunn

to help out with the refugee crisis, we probably would have said no. But as soon as we took our family to their new home in Vancouver,

Helping others makes us happier -- but it matters how we do it | Elizabeth Dunn

and now it is August, so I'm guessing that some of you are probably wondering, are we still together?

Falling in love is the easy part | Mandy Len Catron

and I figured my article in the New York Times would probably get a few thousand views. And that felt like a lot of attention

Falling in love is the easy part | Mandy Len Catron

I believe very deeply that humans will be at the center of that. I also believe that we probably do need to figure out some sort of new model around the economics of creative output.

OpenAI’s Sam Altman Talks ChatGPT, AI Agents and Superintelligence — Live at TED2025

that doesn't reduce well to one dimension here. You know, probably some of the good things are true and probably some of the criticism is true.

OpenAI’s Sam Altman Talks ChatGPT, AI Agents and Superintelligence — Live at TED2025

You know, probably some of the good things are true and probably some of the criticism is true. In terms of OpenAI,

OpenAI’s Sam Altman Talks ChatGPT, AI Agents and Superintelligence — Live at TED2025

and it is time for us to put very capable open systems out into the world. If you invite me back next year, you will probably yell at me for somebody who has misused these open-source systems,

OpenAI’s Sam Altman Talks ChatGPT, AI Agents and Superintelligence — Live at TED2025

and not overregulation probably going to end um the resend the uh executive order by

The Biggest Global Risks for 2025 | TED Explains the World with Ian Bremmer · TED

systemically important us AI companies uh he'll probably also stop the nent us Chinese um AI dialogue that was hoped

The Biggest Global Risks for 2025 | TED Explains the World with Ian Bremmer · TED

were not moving fast enough um are probably not going to be with us effectively for long um in addition to

The Biggest Global Risks for 2025 | TED Explains the World with Ian Bremmer · TED

with gun control maybe not even take it seriously then that's probably right all right now this is Ted Ian we are not

The Biggest Global Risks for 2025 | TED Explains the World with Ian Bremmer · TED

about it yet now that macron's coming after me probably will the good news is that I don't think it matters I think

The Biggest Global Risks for 2025 | TED Explains the World with Ian Bremmer · TED

Goes beyond politics. CA: So I think probably the purpose of this conversation now is for me to gently try and play devil's advocate.

Can Big Tech and Privacy Coexist? | Carole Cadwalladr and Chris Anderson | TED · TED

Like, from inside Silicon Valley, they would probably all say, "No, these are our competitors." Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg were both there,

Can Big Tech and Privacy Coexist? | Carole Cadwalladr and Chris Anderson | TED · TED

and apply some of the tools to save what are, you know, crazy wasted costs in government, probably by common consent. And that the key to do that

Can Big Tech and Privacy Coexist? | Carole Cadwalladr and Chris Anderson | TED · TED

CA: I put you first because there are a huge number of people, probably the large majority of, certainly the TED community, is in a bit of a state of shell shock right now.

Can Big Tech and Privacy Coexist? | Carole Cadwalladr and Chris Anderson | TED · TED

in your relationship with yourself and others? SRYA: I think you could probably answer this question better than I could, but I think for me,

A Filmmaker + a Therapist on People-Pleasing | TED Intersections · TED

I think that to me, that means that your people-pleasing is probably a result of some sort of trauma experience. If bad things always happen.

A Filmmaker + a Therapist on People-Pleasing | TED Intersections · TED

Two, there's no such thing as free childcare. And three, what's yours probably becomes ours. So let me talk about each of these ideas.

How understanding divorce can help your marriage | Jeannie Suk Gersen

So in a divorce, Lisa now probably is going to owe Andy financial support for years. And Andy ...

How understanding divorce can help your marriage | Jeannie Suk Gersen