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possibility

Meaning in simple English

US /ˌpɑsəˈbɪləti/ · UK /ˌpɒsəˈbɪləti/

possibility means: The chance that something may happen or be true.

noun

MIGHT HAPPENB1

The chance that something may happen or be true.

  • There is a possibility of rain.
  • We cannot rule out the possibility that she forgot.
  • Is there any possibility of meeting tomorrow?

How to use it: possibility of something/doing something (There is a possibility of losing the money.); possibility that… (There is a possibility that the train will be late.)

Similar words: chance

Opposites: impossibility

Common phrases: possibility of something, possibility that something, rule out possibility, strong possibility

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