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possibly
pos·si·bly P5503850 (pŏs′ə-blē)adv.1. Perhaps: He hesitated, possibly remembering his unsuccessful last attempt.2. Conceivably: Could they possibly be here already?3. Under any circumstances: I can't possibly do it.possibly (ˈpɒsɪblɪ) sentence substitute, adva. perhaps or maybeb. (as sentence modifier): possibly he'll come. advby any chance; at all: he can't possibly come. pos•si•bly (ˈpɒs ə bli)
adv. 1. by merest chance; perhaps; maybe: Possibly he will show up. 2. by any possibility; conceivably: Could you possibly help me? [1350–1400] possible possibly1. 'possible'Possible is an adjective. If something is possible, it can be done or achieved. It is possible for us to measure the amount of rain.Some improvement may be possible.Possible is often used in expressions such as as soon as possible and as much as possible. If you do something as soon as possible, you do it as soon as you can. I like to know as much as possible about my patients.He sat as far away from me as possible.Be Careful!
Don't say 'as soon as possibly'. You also use possible to say that something may be true or correct. It is possible that he made a mistake.That's one possible answer.2. 'possibly'Possibly is an adverb. You use possibly to show that you are not sure about something. Television is possibly to blame for this.She is always cheerful, which is possibly why people like her.You also use possibly when you are asking someone to do something in a very polite way. For example, you say 'Could you possibly carry this for me?' Could you possibly meet me there tomorrow at ten?Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. |  possibly - by chance; "perhaps she will call tomorrow"; "we may possibly run into them at the concert"; "it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time"maybe, mayhap, peradventure, perhaps, perchance | | 2. | possibly - to a degree possible of achievement or by possible means; "they can't possibly get here in time for the funeral?"impossibly - to a degree impossible of achievement; "long thought to be an impossibly difficult operation"; "impossibly far from sources of supply" |
possiblyadverb1. perhaps, maybe, God willing, perchance (archaic), mayhap (archaic), peradventure (archaic), haply (archaic) Exercise may possibly protect against heart attacks.2. at all, in any way, conceivably, by any means, under any circumstances, by any chance I couldn't possibly answer that.Translationspossible (ˈposəbl) adjective1. able to happen or be done. It's possible that the train will be delayed; We'll come as soon as possible; I'll do everything possible; She did the only possible thing in the circumstances. 可能的 可能的2. satisfactory; acceptable. I've thought of a possible solution to the problem. 令人滿意的，可以接受的 令人满意的，可以接受的 ˌpossiˈbility – plural possiˈbilities – noun something that is possible; the state of being possible; (a) likelihood. There isn't much possibility of that happening; There's a possibility of war; The plan has possibilities (= looks as if it may be a good one). 可能性 可能性ˈpossibly adverb1. perhaps. `Will you have time to do it?' `Possibly.' 也許 也许2. in a way or manner that is possible. I'll come as fast as I possibly can; I can't possibly eat any more; Could you possibly lend me your pen? 可能地 可能地
EncyclopediaSeepossiblepossibly
Related to possibly: rather than, optimal, divisive, endeavorsSynonyms for possiblyadv perhapsSynonyms- perhaps
- maybe
- God willing
- perchance
- mayhap
- peradventure
- haply
adv at allSynonyms- at all
- in any way
- conceivably
- by any means
- under any circumstances
- by any chance
Synonyms for possiblyadv by chanceSynonyms- maybe
- mayhap
- peradventure
- perhaps
- perchance
adv to a degree possible of achievement or by possible meansAntonyms |