The meaning of Possibility

Possibility – definition

noun
A thing that may happen or be the case.
Usage examples:
Relegation remains a distinct possibility
Synonims:
Chance Likelihood Probability Prospect Hope Risk Hazard Danger Fear

noun
Something that can be done or achieved, or that can exist
Usage examples:
One possibility is to hire more people., there’s a possibility of snow tonight.

Possibility translation into English

Possibility: translate from English into Chinese

可能性, 可能, 远景

Possibility: translate from English into Dutch

Mogelijkheid, Bestaanbaarheid

Possibility: translate from English into French

Possibilité

Possibility: translate from English into German

Wahrscheinlichkeit, Möglichkeit

Possibility: translate from English into Hindi

संभावना, संभव, सकता, मुमकिन होना, घटना, साध्य, संभाव्यता

Possibility: translate from English into Italian

Possibilità, Eventualità, Opportunità, Caso

Possibility: translate from English into Korean

가능성, 수, 가망, 일어날 수 있는 일, 있을 수 있는 일

Possibility: translate from English into Russian

Возможность, Вероятность, Перспектива

Possibility: translate from English into Spanish

Posibilidad, Eventualidad

Word origin

late Middle English: from Old French possibilite, from late Latin possibilitas, from possibilis ‘able to be done’ (see possible).

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Possibility – similar words

possibles

noun
A potential candidate for a job or team.
Usage examples:
I have marked five possibles with an asterisk

adjective
Able to be done or achieved.
Usage examples:
Surely it's not possible for a man to live so long?

adjective
That may exist or happen, but that is not certain or probable.
Usage examples:
The possible effects of global warming

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possibleness

noun
The fact of being possible; = "possibility".

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possible

adjective
Able to be done or achieved.
Usage examples:
Surely it's not possible for a man to live so long?

noun
A potential candidate for a job or team.
Usage examples:
I have marked five possibles with an asterisk

adjective
That can be done or achieved, or that can exist
Usage examples:
[ + to infinitive ] is it possible to get an earlier flight?, if possible i’d like to get there bef…

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Possibility synonims

chance

noun
A possibility of something happening.
Usage examples:
There is a chance of winning the raffle

adjective
Fortuitous; accidental.
Usage examples:
A chance meeting

verb
Do something by accident or without intending to.
Usage examples:
He was very effusive if they chanced to meet

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danger

noun
The possibility of suffering harm or injury.
Usage examples:
His life was in danger

noun
The possibility of harm or death, or of something unpleasant happening
Usage examples:
[ c ] i quickly understood the dangers of rock climbing., [ u ] i felt my life was in danger., [ u …

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fear

noun
An unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger, pain, or harm.
Usage examples:
I cowered in fear as bullets whizzed past

verb
Be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or harmful.
Usage examples:
I hated him but didn't fear him any more

verb
An emotion in anticipation of some specific pain or danger

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hazard

noun
A danger or risk.
Usage examples:
The hazards of childbirth

verb
Say (something) in a tentative way.
Usage examples:
He hazarded a guess

noun
Something dangerous and likely to cause damage
Usage examples:
A health/fire hazard, a hazardous road, she wouldn’t hazard a guess about the meaning of the word.

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hope

noun
A feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen.
Usage examples:
He looked through her belongings in the hope of coming across some information

verb
Want something to happen or be the case.
Usage examples:
He's hoping for an offer of compensation

noun
The feeling that something desired can be had or will happen
Usage examples:
[ u ] we never entirely gave up hope., [ u ] this research offers hope of developing better ways to…

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likelihood

noun
The state or fact of something's being likely; probability.
Usage examples:
Young people who can see no likelihood of finding employment

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probability

noun
The quality or state of being probable; the extent to which something is likely to happen or be the case.
Usage examples:
The rain will make the probability of a postponement even greater

noun
A number that represents how likely it is that a particular thing will happen
Usage examples:
[ c ] there’s a higher probability of now having a state income tax (= the tax is more likely now).…

noun
The level of possibility that something will happen or is true
Usage examples:
High/low/strong probability there is a strong probability that the country will fall into recession…

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prospect

noun
The possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring.
Usage examples:
There was no prospect of a reconciliation

verb
Search for mineral deposits, especially by drilling and excavation.
Usage examples:
The company is also prospecting for gold

noun
The possibility or likelihood that something will happen
Usage examples:
[ c ] losing the elections is a prospect that still appears unlikely., [ u ] she smiled at the pros…

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risk

noun
A situation involving exposure to danger.
Usage examples:
Flouting the law was too much of a risk

verb
Expose (someone or something valued) to danger, harm, or loss.
Usage examples:
He risked his life to save his dog

verb
A source of danger

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