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   Pos·si·ble

   /ˈpäsəb(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. able to be done; within the power or capacity of someone or something: "surely it's not possible for a man to live so long?" Similar feasibleable to be donepracticableviablewithin the bounds/realms of possibilityattainableachievablerealizablewithin reachworkablemanageableinformal:ondoableOpposite impossible
   • ▪ able to happen although not certain to; denoting a fact, event, or situation that may or may not occur or be so: "a new theory emerged about the possible cause of the plane crash" Similar conceivableplausibleimaginablethinkablebelievablelikelypotentialprobablecredibletenableodds-oninformal:in the cardsOpposite unlikely
   • ▪ able to be or become; potential: "he was a possible future customer" Similar potentialprospectivelikelyprobablecould-bewould-beaspiring
   • ▪ having as much or as little of a specified quality as can be achieved: "children need the best education possible"
   • ▪ (of a number or score) as high as is achievable in a test, competition, or game: "he scored 723 points out of a possible 900"

   noun

   • 1. a person or thing that has the potential to become or do something, especially a potential candidate for a job or membership on a team: "I have marked five possibles with an asterisk"
   • ▪ that which is likely or achievable: "they were living right at the edge of the possible"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin possibilis, from posse ‘be able’.

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   What does possible mean?

   • The meaning of POSSIBLE is being within the limits of ability, capacity, or realization. How to use possible in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Possible.

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   What is the difference between possible and practicable?

   • possible implies that a thing may certainly exist or occur given the proper conditions. practicable implies that something may be effected by available means or under current conditions. feasible applies to what is likely to work or be useful in attaining the end desired. Advances in medicine have made it possible for people to live longer.

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   What does 'as far as was humanly possible' mean?

   • They got as far as was humanly possible (= as far as anyone could have) before turning back. Please take your seats as quickly as possible. I have tried to keep my translation as faithful as possible to the original book. The judge made an example of him and gave him the maximum possible sentence.

   POSSIBLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   What if it is possible to do something?

   • If it is possible to do something, it can be done. If it is possible to find out where your brother is, we shall. Everything is possible if we want it enough. This morning he had tried every way possible to contact her. Live as you like, leave home if you want–that was never possible when I was young.

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   Possible definition: that may or can be, exist, happen, be done, be used, etc.. See examples of POSSIBLE used in a sentence.

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   adjective. capable of happening or existing. “a breakthrough may be possible next year”. “anything is possible ”. “warned of possible consequences”. synonyms: likely. having a good chance of being the case or of coming about. accomplishable, achievable, doable, manageable, realizable.

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