possible
pronunciation
How to pronounce possible in British English:
UK [ˈpɒsəbl]
How to pronounce possible in American English:
US [ˈpɑːsəbl]
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- Noun:
- something that can be done
- an applicant who might be suitable
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- Adjective:
- capable of happening or existing
- existing in possibility
- possible to conceive or imagine
Word Origin
- possible
- possible: [14] Latin posse ‘be able’ (source of English posse) produced the derived adjective possibilis ‘that can be done’, which came into English via Old French possible. (Its antonym impossible reached English at roughly the same time.)=> posse, potent
- possible (adj.)
- mid-14c., from Old French possible and directly from Latin possibilis "that can be done," from posse "be able" (see potent).
- possible (n.)
- 1640s, from possible (adj.).
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Example
- 1. And it 's quite possible the u.s. will benefit .
- 2. Certainly , that type of earnings growth is possible , but it is highly contingent on underlying economic growth .
- 3. It hardly seems possible , but there it is .
- 4. Of course , samsung faces plenty of possible obstacles .
- 5. There are two possible actions involved here .