Possibility

  • 11possibility — pos|si|bil|i|ty W2S2 [ˌpɔsıˈbılıti US ˌpa: ] n plural possibilities 1.) [U and C] if there is a possibility that something is true or that something will happen, it might be true or it might happen ▪ There s always a possibility that he might go… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12possibility — pos|si|bil|i|ty [ ,pasə bıləti ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the chance that something might happen or be true: Another possibility is that we ll go to Mexico instead. One possibility for the weekend is to rent a camper and drive to the lake.… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 13possibility — An uncertain thing which may happen. A contingent interest in real or personal estate. It is either near (or ordinary), as where an estate is limited to one after the death of another, or remote (or extraordinary), as where it is limited to a man …

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  • 14Possibility — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Possibility >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 possibility possibility potentiality Sgm: N 1 what may be what may be what is possible &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 compatibility compatibility &c.(agreement) 23 GRP: N 2 Sgm …

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  • 15possibility — [[t]pɒ̱sɪbɪ̱lɪti[/t]] ♦♦ possibilities 1) N COUNT: oft N that If you say there is a possibility that something is the case or that something will happen, you mean that it might be the case or it might happen. We were not in the least worried… …

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  • 16possibility — noun 1 (C, U) something that may happen or may be true (+ of): the possibility of an enemy attack | a distinct/real possibility (=something that is quite likely to happen): A peace settlement now looks like a real possibility | there s a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17possibility — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Capability of being done Nouns possibility, potentiality, likelihood, liability; what may be, what is possible; compatibility (see agreement); reasonability; reasonableness (see reasoning);… …

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  • 18possibility — noun 1) there is a possibility that he might be alive Syn: chance, likelihood, probability, hope; risk, hazard, danger, fear 2) they discussed the possibility of launching a new project Syn: feasibility, practicability …

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  • 19possibility — /pos euh bil i tee/, n., pl. possibilities for 2. 1. the state or fact of being possible: the possibility of error. 2. something possible: He had exhausted every possibility but one. [1325 75; ME possibilite < LL possibilitas. See POSSIBLE, ITY]&#8230; …

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  • 20possibility — n chance, prospect, potentiality, realm of possibility, conceivability, conceivableness; feasibility, workability, practicability; risk, hazard, gamble, off chance, outside chance, rare chance; good chance, favorable chance, odds on chance,&#8230; …

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