POSSIBLE


Meaning of POSSIBLE in English

adj.

VERBS

▪ be , seem , sound

▪ become

▪ make sth

New technology has made it ~ to communicate more easily.

▪ think sth ( esp. BrE )

In those circumstances, I thought it ~ to work with him.

ADVERB

▪ entirely , perfectly , quite , very

▪ just

It is just ~ that he's still here.

▪ still

▪ humanly

I think that what he's suggesting is not humanly ~.

▪ theoretically

It's theoretically ~ but highly unlikely ever to happen.

PHRASES

▪ as far as ~ , as long as ~ , as much as ~

She did as much as ~ to help him.

▪ as quickly as ~ , as soon as ~

Please come as soon as ~.

▪ if at all ~ , if ~

I'd like the money back by next week if ~.

Possible is used with these nouns: ↑ acquisition , ↑ ambiguity , ↑ avenue , ↑ bias , ↑ candidate , ↑ cause , ↑ closure , ↑ compromise , ↑ consequence , ↑ contamination , ↑ contender , ↑ culprit , ↑ cure , ↑ danger , ↑ disadvantage , ↑ disaster , ↑ drawback , ↑ effect , ↑ exception , ↑ excuse , ↑ existence , ↑ explanation , ↑ fault , ↑ hazard , ↑ impact , ↑ implication , ↑ improvement , ↑ inclusion , ↑ infringement , ↑ interpretation , ↑ lead , ↑ link , ↑ means , ↑ merger , ↑ misunderstanding , ↑ misuse , ↑ need , ↑ opening , ↑ option , ↑ outcome , ↑ pitfall , ↑ problem , ↑ prosecution , ↑ reason , ↑ reduction , ↑ redundancy , ↑ relevance , ↑ repercussion , ↑ replacement , ↑ response , ↑ retaliation , ↑ return , ↑ risk , ↑ role , ↑ scenario , ↑ side effect , ↑ sighting , ↑ site , ↑ snag , ↑ solution , ↑ successor , ↑ suspect , ↑ target , ↑ threat , ↑ tornado , ↑ turning point , ↑ way , ↑ weakness , ↑ winner

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