POSSIBLE Definition & Meaning | 亚洲网紅露点

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possible

[ pos-uh-buhl ]

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adjective

that may or can be, exist, happen, be done, be used, etc.:
a disease with no possible cure.
that may be true or may be the case, as something concerning which one has no knowledge to the contrary:
It is possible that he has already gone.

possible

/ 藞辫蓲蝉瑟产蓹濒 /

adjective

capable of existing, taking place, or proving true without contravention of any natural law
capable of being achieved
it is not possible to finish in three weeks
having potential or capabilities for favourable use or development
the idea is a possible money-spinner
that may or may not happen or have happened; feasible but less than probable
it is possible that man will live on Mars
logic (of a statement, formula, etc) capable of being true under some interpretation, or in some circumstances. Usual symbol: Mp or 鈼� p , where p is the given expression

noun

another word for possibility

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Usage

Although it is very common to talk about something being very possible or more possible, these uses are generally thought to be incorrect, since possible describes an absolute state, and therefore something can only be possible or not possible: it is very likely (not very possible ) that he will resign; it has now become easier (not more possible ) to obtain an entry visa

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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

苍辞苍路辫辞蝉顎僺颈路产濒别 adjective

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of possible¹

First recorded in 1300鈥�50; Middle English, from Latin possibilis 鈥渢hat may be done,鈥� equivalent to poss(e) 鈥渢o be able鈥� ( posse ) + -ibilis -ible

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of possible¹

C14: from Latin possibilis that may be, from posse to be able, have power

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Idioms and Phrases

see as far as possible ; as soon as possible .

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Synonym Study

Possible, feasible, practicable refer to that which may come about or take place without prevention by serious obstacles. That which is possible is naturally able or even likely to happen, other circumstances being equal: Discovery of a new source of plutonium may be possible. Feasible refers to the ease with which something can be done and implies a high degree of desirability for doing it: This plan is the most feasible. Practicable applies to that which can be done with the means that are at hand and with conditions as they are: We ascended the slope as far as was practicable.

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All this is possible because, in January of this year, while they still had a majority, Senate Democrats failed to pass the so-called Press Act.

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When Parliament returns, it's possible we see the Liberals quickly introduce legislation focused on securing Canada's economy in the face of US tariff headwinds.

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Pitch@Palace was a start-up competition, founded in 2014, where entrepreneurs would pitch their ideas to possible investors in the hope of winning their backing.

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This ranges from conducting reconnaissance to identify vulnerable systems, to analysing code for flaws or suggesting possible passwords to break into systems.

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鈥淟ast night he told me to wake up as early as possible and just show up,鈥� says Castaneda, 33, a friend of Solis鈥� since they were in seventh grade.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

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