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    potential
    /pəˈtɛnʃl/

    adjective

    • 1. having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future: "a campaign to woo potential customers"

    noun

    • 1. latent qualities or abilities that may be developed and lead to future success or usefulness: "a young broadcaster with great potential"
    • 2. the quantity determining the energy of mass in a gravitational field or of charge in an electric field: "a change in gravitational potential"

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  2. Learn the meaning of potential as an adjective, noun, and in physics. Find out how to use potential in sentences and phrases with synonyms, antonyms, and related words.

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  4. qualities or abilities that may develop and allow someone or something to succeed: to achieve your full potential. She has a lot of potential as a writer. potential for sth/doing sth. the possibility that something may happen: There is the potential for some really interesting research.

  5. Learn the meaning and usage of the word potential as an adjective, noun, and verb form. Find out the synonyms, pronunciation, grammar, and related words of potential in British and American English.

  6. Definition of potential noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. Potential definition: possible, as opposed to actual. See examples of POTENTIAL used in a sentence.

  8. Learn the meaning of potential as an adjective that describes something that can develop or be developed in the future. See synonyms, pronunciation, pictures and usage notes with examples.