pos|si|ble

pos|si|ble
pos|si|ble «POS uh buhl», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. that can be; that can be done; that can happen: »

Come if possible.

2. that can be true or a fact: »

It is possible that she went.

3. that can be done, chosen, etc., properly: »

the only possible action, the only possible candidate.

–n.
a possible candidate or winner: »

The President and party leaders considered two dozen possibles (Time).

[< Latin possibilis < posse be able]
Synonym Study adjective. 1 Possible, practicable, feasible mean capable of happening or being done. Possible means that with suitable conditions and methods something may exist, happen, or be done: »

It is possible to cure tuberculosis.

Practicable means that under present circumstances or by available means something (a plan, method, invention) can easily or effectively be carried out, done, or used: »

The X ray is a practicable way of discovering unsuspected diseases.

Feasible suggests that which is likely to work satisfactorily: »

No method of preventing cancer is yet feasible.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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