POTENTIAL


Meaning of POTENTIAL in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ considerable , enormous , great , high , huge , limitless , tremendous , vast

▪ full , maximum

You aren't using your computer to its full ~.

▪ real , true

▪ unfulfilled , untapped

▪ future , long-term

▪ commercial , economic

▪ growth

▪ creative

▪ human

He believes that religion allows us to develop our human ~.

VERB + POTENTIAL

▪ demonstrate , have , show

This young man has enormous ~.

▪ hold , offer

The new business offers great ~ for growth.

▪ be aware of , recognize , see

John Cadbury could see the ~ for his product.

▪ develop , exploit , explore , unlock

They were among the first companies to exploit the ~ of the Internet.

▪ achieve , fulfil/fulfill , maximize , reach , realize

his dream of fulfilling his true ~

▪ increase , reduce

PREPOSITION

▪ with ~

We're looking for a trainee with ~.

▪ ~ as

She showed great ~ as an actor.

▪ ~ for

an industry that has the ~ for growth

II.

adj.

Potential is used with these nouns: ↑ advantage , ↑ ally , ↑ ambiguity , ↑ applicant , ↑ application , ↑ audience , ↑ avenue , ↑ benefit , ↑ bias , ↑ buyer , ↑ candidate , ↑ capability , ↑ catastrophe , ↑ client , ↑ competitor , ↑ complication , ↑ conflict , ↑ consequence , ↑ consumer , ↑ contamination , ↑ cost , ↑ criminal , ↑ crisis , ↑ cure , ↑ customer , ↑ damage , ↑ danger , ↑ demand , ↑ difference , ↑ difficulty , ↑ disadvantage , ↑ disaster , ↑ donor , ↑ drawback , ↑ effect , ↑ effectiveness , ↑ embarrassment , ↑ employee , ↑ employer , ↑ enemy , ↑ entrepreneur , ↑ gain , ↑ greatness , ↑ hazard , ↑ hire , ↑ impact , ↑ implication , ↑ importance , ↑ improvement , ↑ influence , ↑ investor , ↑ killer , ↑ limitation , ↑ link , ↑ litigation , ↑ lover , ↑ mate , ↑ member , ↑ merger , ↑ murderer , ↑ participant , ↑ peril , ↑ pitfall , ↑ problem , ↑ profit , ↑ profitability , ↑ rapist , ↑ recruit , ↑ relevance , ↑ repercussion , ↑ replacement , ↑ return , ↑ revenue , ↑ reward , ↑ risk , ↑ rival , ↑ roadblock , ↑ role , ↑ saving , ↑ saviour , ↑ shortcoming , ↑ side effect , ↑ significance , ↑ site , ↑ snag , ↑ source , ↑ sponsor , ↑ stumbling block , ↑ successor , ↑ suspect , ↑ target , ↑ tenant , ↑ terrorist , ↑ threat , ↑ trap , ↑ trouble , ↑ turning point , ↑ use , ↑ usefulness , ↑ user , ↑ utility , ↑ victim , ↑ visitor , ↑ volunteer , ↑ voter , ↑ vulnerability , ↑ weakness , ↑ windfall , ↑ winner , ↑ witness

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