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单词 possibly
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possiblyadverb

uk/ˈpɒs.ə.bli/us/ˈpɑː.sə.bli/

possibly adverb (NOT CERTAIN)

A2 used when something is not certain:

He may possibly decide not to come, in which case there's no problem.

used to agree or disagree when some doubt is involved:

"Do you think this skirt might be too small for her?" "(Very) possibly - she has put on a some weight."
"Will he come?" "Possibly not."

More examples

  • I might possibly get the job finished by tomorrow evening, if I have no more interruptions.
  • I'd guess that she's in her forties - 45 possibly?
  • "Are you going to be at church on Sunday morning?" "Possibly - it depends how late we get back on Saturday."
  • There were possibly a hundred people at the meeting - certainly 80.
  • I can't understand why he's so bad tempered this week - possibly something at school is upsetting him.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Uncertainty

  • be neither fish nor fowl idiom
  • circumstantial
  • conflicted
  • debatable
  • definite maybe
  • dispute
  • joker
  • joker in the pack idiom
  • kind
  • kind of idiom
  • kinda
  • knife edge
  • razor
  • shade
  • there's no knowing idiom
  • touch-and-go
  • uncertain
  • uncertainty
  • unconfirmed
  • vague

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Possible and probable

possibly adverb (WITH CAN/COULD)

B2 used with "can" or "could" for emphasis:

He can't possibly have drunk all that on his own!
We did all that we possibly could to persuade her to come.

B1 used in polite requests:

Could I possibly ask you to move your chair a little?

used when politely refusing offers:

"Have another chocolate." "No, really, I couldn't possibly."

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Possible and probable

  • (the) chances are idiom
  • always
  • anything's possible idiom
  • arguably
  • as never before idiom
  • avenue
  • course
  • lean
  • lean towards sth
  • liable
  • likelihood
  • likely
  • sporting chance
  • stand
  • strange
  • stranger things have happened idiom
  • strong
  • ten
  • ten to one idiom
  • vista

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