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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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   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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   Definitions of possible. 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.

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   adjective. OPAL W OPAL S. /ˈpɒsəbl/ /ˈpɑːsəbl/ Idioms. [not usually before noun] that can be done or achieved. possible to do something New technology has made it possible to communicate more easily. it is possible to do something It is possible to get there by bus. It's just not physically possible to finish all this by the end of the week.