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Meaning of potential | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
pəˈtɛnʃəl

Definitions

  1. A currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to)
  2. A currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to).
    countable, uncountable
  3. The gravitational potential: the radial (irrotational, static) component of a gravitational field, also known as the Newtonian potential or the gravitoelectric field
  4. The gravitational potential: the radial (irrotational, static) component of a gravitational field, also known as the Newtonian potential or the gravitoelectric field.
    countable, uncountable
  5. The work (energy) required to move a reference particle from a reference location to a specified location in the presence of a force field, for example to bring a unit positive electric charge from an infinite distance to a specified point against an electric field
  6. The work (energy) required to move a reference particle from a reference location to a specified location in the presence of a force field, for example to bring a unit positive electric charge from an infinite distance to a specified point against an electric field.
    countable, uncountable
  7. A verbal construction or form stating something is possible or probable
  8. A verbal construction or form stating something is possible or probable.
    countable, uncountable
  9. Existing in possibility, not in actuality

Equivalents

العربية الإمكانية
Català potencial
Esperanto potencialo
Español posible potencial
עברית פוטנציאלי
Bahasa Indonesia potensi
Íslenska mögulegur
Italiano potenziale
Kurdî potansiyel
Кыргызча дарамет
Lietuvių galimas
Nederlands potentieel
Português potencial potential

Examples

“Even from a young age it was clear that she had the potential to become a great musician.”
“Comrades, our own fleet doesn't know our full potential. They will do everything possible to test us, but they will only test their own embarrassment.”
“With some technical improvement, I could see how the process of imitating my work would soon become fast and streamlined, and the many dark potentials bubbled to the forefront of my mind.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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