possibility

Definitions

1. The quality of being possible.
   countable, uncountable
2. means
3. A thing possible; that which may take place or come into being.
   countable, uncountable
4. something that is possible; the state of being possible; (a) likelihood. There isn't much possibility of that happening; There's a possibility of war; The plan has possibilities (= looks as if it may be a good one). moontlikhede إمكانِيَّه възможност possibilidade možnost die Möglichkeit mulighed δυνατότητα, πιθανότητα, ενδεχόμενοposibilidad võimal(ikk)us امکان؛ چیز ممکن mahdollisuus possiblitéאפשרות संभवता, शक्यता, संभावना, संभावित mogućnost lehetőség kemungkinan möguleiki possibilità 可能性 가능...
5. potential, chance, odds, opportunity
6. The fact or state of being possible: investigating the possibility of life on other planets.
7. An option or choice, usually used in context with future events.
   countable, uncountable
8. Something that is possible: His promotion now seems a possibility.
9. Capability, power or capacity to act.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable
10. One that is capable of being chosen or of being made real: She is a strong possibility in the senatorial race. There are several possibilities for dessert.
11. possibilities Potentiality for favorable or interesting results: The idea has great possibilities.
12. the state or condition of being possible
13. anything that is possible
14. a competitor, candidate, etc, who has a moderately good chance of winning, being chosen, etc
15. (often plural) a future prospect or potential: my new house has great possibilities.
    often plural
16. the state or fact of being possible.

Equivalents

Examples

“'There is little possibility of that happening' 'I'd say⟳ there's rather a strongish possibility that it won't.”

“Since the launch⟳ early last⟳ year of […] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open⟳ online courses, the ivory towers of academia have⟳ been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have⟳ been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make⟳ their existing business model⟳ obsolete.”

“Mycelial lives are so other, their possibilities so strange.”

“VVere Iacke Strawe a liue againe, And I in as good poſſibility as euer I was, I would lay⟳ a ſurer trumpe, Ere I would loſe ſo faire a tricke.”

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