Possible — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something that can be done

an applicant who might be suitable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɑːsᵻbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɒsɪbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɒsɪbəl/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈɑːsᵻbəl/.

Examples

politics is the art of the possible
a breakthrough may be possible next year
anything is possible

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

potential

Antonyms

impossible actual

Parts of Speech

noun	something that can be done “politics is the art of the possible”
noun	an applicant who might be suitable
adjective	capable of happening or existing “a breakthrough may be possible next year”
adjective	existing in possibility “a potential problem”

Word Forms

possibility	noun	capability of existing or happening or being true
possibleness	noun	capability of existing or happening or being true
potency	noun	the inherent capacity for coming into being

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

möglich

etwas, das getan werden kann

🇪🇸Spanish

posible

algo que se puede hacer

🇮🇹Italian

possibile

qualcosa che può essere fatto

🇳🇱Dutch

mogelijk

iets dat gedaan kan worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

possível

algo que pode ser feito

🇷🇺Russian

возможный

что-то, что можно сделать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संभव

कुछ ऐसा जो किया जा सकता है

🇧🇩Bengali

সম্ভব

কিছু যা করা যেতে পারে

🇮🇳Tamil

சாத்தியம்

செய்யக்கூடிய ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

సాధ్యం

ఏదో చేయవచ్చు

🇮🇳Marathi

शक्य

काहीतरी केले जाऊ शकते

🇮🇳Gujarati

શક્ય

કંઈક કરી શકાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಧ್ಯ

ಏನಾದರೂ ಮಾಡಬಹುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാധ്യമാണ്

ചെയ്യാൻ കഴിയുന്ന ഒന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਭਵ ਹੈ

ਕੁਝ ਅਜਿਹਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ممکن

کچھ جو کیا جا سکتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可能的

可以做的事

🇯🇵Japanese

可能

何かできること

🇰🇷Korean

가능한

할 수 있는 일

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khả thi

một cái gì đó có thể được thực hiện

🇹🇭Thai

เป็นไปได้

สิ่งที่สามารถทำได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

mungkin

sesuatu yang bisa dilakukan

🇵🇭Filipino

posible

isang bagay na maaaring gawin

🇲🇾Malay

mungkin

sesuatu yang boleh dilakukan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ممكن

شيء يمكن القيام به

🇮🇷Persian

ممکن است

کاری که می توان انجام داد

🇹🇷Turkish

olası

yapılabilecek bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֶפשָׁרִי

משהו שאפשר לעשות

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