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possibly

[ pos-uh-blee ]

adverb

  1. perhaps; maybe:

    It may possibly rain today.

  2. in a possible manner:

    She has all the money she can possibly use.

  3. by any possibility:

    Could you possibly check this information for me?



possibly

/ ˈɒɪɪ /

sentence substitute

    1. perhaps or maybe
    2. ( as sentence modifier )

      possibly he'll come

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. by any chance; at all

    he can't possibly come

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of possibly1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; possible + -ly
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Example Sentences

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“Play as hard as we possibly can and treat it like a Game 7.”

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Project 2025, the conservative blueprint written by Trump’s allies last year, advised the president to review and possibly reject the program’s assessments.

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Their study identified 100 functions the robots could possibly perform with simple adjustments.

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With increasing humidity on Thursday, there is also a risk of some heavy and possibly thundery showers breaking out across England and Wales.

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Here, Todd has his youngest character summarize the painful central paradox of trans life — in Nazi Germany nearly a century ago, and possibly in tomorrow’s America.

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