PLAY DOWN A POSSIBILITY

Meaning of PLAY DOWN A POSSIBILITY in English

underrate the chances, show the attitude of disdain toward the possibility

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

POSSIBILITY — noun (plural -ties) Date: 14th century the condition or fact of being possible, one's utmost power, capacity, or ability, something …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PLAY — I In zoology, actions that have all the elements of purposeful behaviour but are performed for no apparent reason. Play …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English doun hill, from Old English dūn; akin to Middle Dutch dūne …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POSSIBILITY — -ləd.ē, -ətē, -i noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English possibilite, from Middle French possibilité, from Latin possibilitat-, possibilitas, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POSSIBILITY — /pos'euh bil"i tee/ , n. , pl. possibilities for 2. 1. the state or fact of being possible: the possibility …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOWN — down 1 /down/ , adv. 1. from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLAY — I. ˈplā noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English plega; akin to Old English plegan to play, Middle Dutch pleyen …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n adverb Etymology: Middle English doun, from Old English dūne, short for adūne, of dūne, from a- (from of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POSSIBILITY — noun the quality or state of being possible; the power of happening, being, or existing. 2. possibility ·noun that which …
Webster English vocab
PLAY — noun amusement; sport; frolic; gambols. 2. play ·noun performance on an instrument of music. 3. play ·noun to act on …
Webster English vocab
DOWN — adj downcast; as, a down look. 2. down ·adv from a remoter or higher antiquity. 3. down ·vt to cover, …
Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
POSSIBILITY — / ˌpɒsəˈbɪləti; NAmE ˌpɑːs-/ noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ U , C ] possibility (of sth / of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLAY — / pleɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb OF CHILDREN 1. play (with sb/sth) to do things for pleasure, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOWN — / daʊn; NAmE / adverb , preposition , verb , adjective , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POSSIBILITY — pos ‧ si ‧ bil ‧ i ‧ ty S2 W2 /ˌpɒsəˈbɪləti, ˌpɒsɪˈbɪləti $ ˌpɑː-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOWN — I. down 1 S1 W1 /daʊn/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A LOWER POSITION to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POSSIBILITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 the state or fact of being possible, or an occurrence of this (outside the range of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOWN — adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POSSIBILITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 the state or fact of being possible, or an occurrence of this (outside the range of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOWN — adv., prep., adj., v., & n. adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POSSIBILITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. the state or fact of being possible, or an occurrence of this (outside the range of …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
DOWN — 1. adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1. into or towards a lower place, esp. to the …
Oxford English vocab
DOWN — I. PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES /daʊn/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POSSIBILITY — ( possibilities) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you say there …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POSSIBILITY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chance/hope/possibility of escape ▪ The river offered our only hope of escape. alert to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POSSIBILITY — [noun] [U]It's not likely to happen but I wouldn't rule out the possibility (= say that it certainly won't happen).The …
Cambridge English vocab
PLAY — n. song play chronicle play history play miracle play morality play mumming play mummers' play mystery play Passion play problem …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
POSSIBILITY — Synonyms and related words : admissibility, aptitude, aptness, best bet, capacity, chance, conceivability, contingency, delitescence, dormancy, eventuality, favorable prospect, feasibility, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLAY — Synonyms and related words : ALGOL, COBOL, FORTRAN, Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, abuse, accentuate, accompany, act, act a …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOWN — n. back down bear down beat down bog down boil down bowl down break down bring down broken down buckle …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
POSSIBILITY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ exciting , interesting , intriguing ▪ endless , many ▪ The resort offers endless possibilities for entertainment. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
POSSIBILITY — See ↑ CHANCE 4, ↑ POSSIBLE 1,2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be a strong possibility • ↑ little chance/hope/possibility/prospect • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
DOWN — INDEX: 1. moving down 2. to go down 3. when the sun goes down 4. to go down under the …
Longman Activator English vocab
POSSIBILITY — n. 25B6; noun there is a possibility that he might be alive : CHANCE, likelihood, probability, hope; risk, hazard, danger, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLAY — n. 25B6; verb the children played with toys : AMUSE ONESELF, entertain oneself, enjoy oneself, have fun; relax, occupy oneself, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
POSSIBILITY — n. 1 chance, odds, prospect, conceivability, feasibility, plausibility, likelihood, admissibility There is a possibility of my leaving work early to …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PLAY — v. 1 amuse oneself, frolic, frisk, cavort, gambol, caper, sport, have fun, have a good time, enjoy oneself, disport (oneself), …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
POSSIBILITY — noun 1 BAD : We are considering the possibility to do the job ourselves. GOOD : We are considering the …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
POSSIBILITY — сущ. вероятность, возможность to raise a possibility ≈ увеличить вероятность чего-л. to exclude, rule out a possibility ≈ исключать возможность …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POSSIBILITY — possibility.ogg ͵pɒsəʹbılıtı n 1. возможность, вероятность possibility of success of failure - возможность удачи провала /неудачи/ within the range /the …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
POSSIBILITY — 1) вариант 2) вероятность 3) возможность • postulate of universal possibility — постулат универсальной возможности - consumption possibility - equal possibility - fuzzy possibility - possibility of error - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PLAY — 1) биение 2) зазор 3) игра 4) играть 5) игровой 6) люфт 7) партия 8) приводить в действие 9) ходить • play [use] strategy — применять стратегию play a part in …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
POSSIBILITY — n 1. возможность, вероятность possibility of success of failure - возможность удачи провала /неудачи/ within the range /the bounds/ of …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
POSSIBILITY — сущ. вероятность, возможность to raise a possibility — увеличить вероятность чего-л. to exclude, rule out a possibility — исключать возможность …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DOWN — I сущ. 1) а) пух, пушок Syn: fluff , fuzz б) перья Syn: plumage 2) бот. пушок, хохолок ( на …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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