English

rank|sense|ten|beautiful|419|possible|mark|followed|fear

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/�p�s�bl̩/, SAMPA|/"pQs@bl=/
(General American|US) IPA|/�p�s�bl̩/, SAMPA|/"pAs@bl=/
audio|en-us-possible.ogg|Audio (US)
Hyphenation: pos·si·ble

Adjective
en-adj

1. able|Able but not certain to happen; not impossible.

#: Rain tomorrow is possible, but I wouldn't bet on it.
#: It's not just possible, it's probable.

1. Being considered for a position.

#: Jones and Smith are both possible for the opening in sales.

Antonyms
impossible

Related terms
possibility
possibly

See also
probable
potential

Translations
trans-top|able but not certain to happen
Arabic: Arab|���� IPAchar|(múmkin)
Chinese: �� (k�néng)
Czech: možný m
Dutch: mogelijk
Finnish: mahdollinen
French: #French|possible
German: möglich
Hungarian: t|hu|lehetséges
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Italian: possibile
Japanese: ��� (����, kan�na)
Korean: ��� (ganeunghan)
Portuguese: possível
Romanian: posibil
Russian: возможн�й (vozmóžnyj)
Spanish: posible
Swedish: möjlig
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trans-top|being considered for a position
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Russian: под�од��ий (podxodjáš�ij)
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ttbc|Bulgarian: в�зможно
ttbc|Dutch: mogelijk, mogelijke, haalbaar, haalbare (1) (attainable)
ttbc|Esperanto: ebla
ttbc|French: possible
ttbc|Greek: �ιθαν�� (pithanós) m, ενδε��μενο� (enðexómenos) m, δ�να��� (ðinatós) m, μ�ο�ε��� (boretós) m [1, (2, 3)], ��ο�ι��� (prositós) m, βολε��� (voletós) m, ε�ικ��� (efiktós) m, κα�ο�θ���� (katorthotós) m (3)
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ttbc|Ido: posibla
ttbc|Indonesian: mungkin
ttbc|Interlingua: possibile
ttbc|Italian: possibile m f (1, 2 ,3)
ttbc|Kurdish: gengaz, mimkin, pêkan
ttbc|Polish: możliwe
ttbc|Swedish: möjlig
ttbc|Turkish: mümkün
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Noun
en-noun

1. context|colloquial|rare Someone being considered for a position.

#: Jones is a possible for the new opening in sales.

1. rare A particular event that may happen.

Translations
trans-top|someone being considered for a position
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trans-top|a particular event that may happen
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ttbc|Dutch: mogelijke kandidaat m (1), mogelijke kandidate f (1)
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Category:1000 English basic words

French

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /p�.sibl/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /pO.sibl/

Adjective
fr-infl-adj|smpossible|sfpossible|pmpossibles|pfpossibles|smpp�.sibl|sfpp�.sibl|pmpp�.sibl|pfpp�.sibl
possible

1. possible

Related terms
possibilité
possiblement

Category:French adjectives

ar:possible
de:possible
et:possible
es:possible
fr:possible
io:possible
id:possible
it:possible
kk:possible
ku:possible
hu:possible
ja:possible
pl:possible
ru:possible
simple:possible
fi:possible
ta:possible
te:possible
vi:possible
tr:possible
zh:possible

• 2007-12-31 05:25 - Visviva - boldly merging senses 1 & 3 -- unless someone can provide an example in which they are distinct.

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