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Definition
adj (English)
1. (usually not comparable) Able but not certain to happen; neither inevitable nor impossible.Examples: "Rain tomorrow is possible, but I wouldn't bet on it."; "It's not just possible, it's probable that there will be rain tomorrow."; "The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;[…]. Now she had come to look upon the matter in its true proportions, and her anticipation of a possible chance of teaching him a lesson was a pleasure to behold."Synonyms: futurableAntonyms: certain, inevitable, impossiblenot-comparableusually
2. (comparable) Capable of being done or achieved; feasible.Examples: "It's possible for anyone to learn to play the bagpipes."; "And success in minor degree, in the sense in which he uses the term "success," is only somewhat more possible than success in winning the White House chair."; "Peace between Israel and the Arab countries is "more possible than any time before," says ex-Arab League U.N. ambassador Clovis Maskoud."Synonyms: achievable, doable, viableAntonyms: impossiblecomparable
noun (English)
1. (colloquial, rare) A possible choice, notably someone being considered for a position.Examples: "Jones is a possible for the new opening in sales."Synonyms: candidatecolloquialrare
2. (colloquial, rare) That which is possible for somebody.Examples: "[…] “don’t you be in any great hurry after that treasure.” “Why, sir, I do my possible, which that ain’t,” said Silver. “I can only, asking your pardon, save my life and the boy’s by seeking for that treasure; and you may lay to that.”"colloquialrare
3. (rare) A particular event that may happen.rare
Definition source: Wiktionary