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   possible

   /ˈpɒsɪbl/

   adjective

   • 1. able to be done or achieved: "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 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: "the team have taken just three points from a possible twelve"
   • 2. that may exist or happen, but that is not certain or probable: "the possible effects of global warming" Similar conceivableplausibleimaginablethinkablebelievablelikelypotentialprobablecredibletenableodds-oninformal:on the cardsOpposite unlikely

   noun

   • 1. a potential candidate for a job or 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"
   • ▪ the highest possible score, especially in a shooting competition: "Mickey scored the possible"

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

   Scrabble Points: 12

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     POSSIBLE meaning: 1. able to be done or achieved, or able to...

   • Znaczenie Possible, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     POSSIBLE definicja: 1. able to be done or achieved, or able...

   • Possible: Polish Translation

     POSSIBLE translate: możliwy, możliwy, możliwy, możliwy....

   • Possible in Japanese

     POSSIBLE translate: 可能な, ～できる, あり得る, 本当である可能性がある, あり得（え）る,...

   • Possible in Spanish

     POSSIBLE translate: posible, posible, posible...

   • Vietnamese Translation

     POSSIBLE translate: có thể, hợp lý. Learn more in the...

   • Possible: Thai Translation

     POSSIBLE translate: เป็นไปได้, ยอมรับได้. Learn more in the...

   • Possible: Indonesian Translation

     POSSIBLE translate: mungkin, memuaskan. Learn more in the...

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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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