English

Etymology
From ME. < OF. < L. possibilis < L. posse "to be able".

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-possibly.ogg|Audio (US)

Adverb
possibly

1. of uncertain likelihood

#:Will we win? Possibly.

1. capable of favorable outcome

#:I'm much stronger than you, so you can't possibly win.

1. capable of being true without contradicting proven facts, laws, or circumstances

#:I couldn't possibly be there on time.

1. capable of being done without offense to character or custom

#:I couldn't possibly cheat on my wife.

Synonyms
(of uncertain likelihood): by chance, maybe, mayhap, peradventure, perchance, perhaps
(capable of favorable outcome): potentially
(capable of being true without contradiction): conceivably
(capable of being done without offense): conceivably

Antonyms
(capable of being true without contradiction): impossibly

Translations
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trans-top|of uncertain likelihood
Finnish: kenties, ehkä
trans-mid
Swedish: kanhända, kanske
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trans-top|capable of favorable outcome
trans-mid
Swedish: eventuellt, möjligen, möjligt, möjligtvis, tänkbart
trans-bottom

trans-top|capable of being true without contradiction
Finnish: mahdollisesti
trans-mid
Swedish: eventuellt, möjligen, möjligt, möjligtvis
trans-bottom

trans-top|capable of being done without offense
trans-mid
Swedish: möjligen, möjligt, möjligtvis, tänkbart
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Related terms
possible

fr:possibly
io:possibly
it:possibly
fi:possibly
te:possibly
vi:possibly
zh:possibly

• 2007-10-04 13:16 - Interwicket - iwiki +te

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