possible
Sentences
Meaning
Synonyms
be possible
feasable
could be
be feasible
able to
it’s possible
can be done
be reasonable
be able
capable of
it is possible
may be
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɒ.sɪ.bl̩/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English possible, from Old French possible, from Latin possibilis (“possible”), from posse, possum (“to be able”); see power. Displaced Middle English acumendlic (“possible”), from Old English ācumendlīċ (“possible”). Compare also Old English mihtelīċ (“strong, capable, powerful, possible”), which was cognate with Old High German mahtlīh (“possible”) and Old Norse máttulígr (“mighty, possible”). Compare also Dutch mogelijk (“possible”) and German möglich (“possible”).
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