in+possibility

  • 11possibility — ► NOUN (pl. possibilities) 1) a thing that is possible. 2) the state or fact of being possible. 3) (possibilities) unspecified qualities of a promising nature …

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  • 12possibility — [päs΄ə bil′ə tē] n. [ME possibilite < LL possibilitas] 1. the quality or condition of being possible 2. pl. possibilities something that is possible …

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  • 13possibility */*/*/ — UK [ˌpɒsəˈbɪlətɪ] / US [ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətɪ] noun Word forms possibility : singular possibility plural possibilities Get it right: possibility: The noun possibility is never followed by an infinitive. Use the pattern the/a possibility of doing something …

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  • 14possibility — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ exciting, interesting, intriguing ▪ endless, many ▪ The resort offers endless possibilities for entertainment. ▪ only …

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  • 15possibility — n. 1) to raise a possibility 2) to exclude, rule out a possibility 3) a good, strong; remote, slim possibility 4) a possibility of (there is a strong possibility of snow) 5) a possibility that + clause (there s a strong possibility that the… …

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  • 16possibility — pos|si|bil|i|ty W2S2 [ˌpɔsıˈbılıti US ˌpa: ] n plural possibilities 1.) [U and C] if there is a possibility that something is true or that something will happen, it might be true or it might happen ▪ There s always a possibility that he might go… …

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  • 17possibility — pos|si|bil|i|ty [ ,pasə bıləti ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the chance that something might happen or be true: Another possibility is that we ll go to Mexico instead. One possibility for the weekend is to rent a camper and drive to the lake.… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18possibility — An uncertain thing which may happen. A contingent interest in real or personal estate. It is either near (or ordinary), as where an estate is limited to one after the death of another, or remote (or extraordinary), as where it is limited to a man …

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  • 19Possibility — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Possibility >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 possibility possibility potentiality Sgm: N 1 what may be what may be what is possible &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 compatibility compatibility &c.(agreement) 23 GRP: N 2 Sgm …

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  • 20possibility — [[t]pɒ̱sɪbɪ̱lɪti[/t]] ♦♦ possibilities 1) N COUNT: oft N that If you say there is a possibility that something is the case or that something will happen, you mean that it might be the case or it might happen. We were not in the least worried… …

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