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possible

/ˈpɑ.sə.bəl/ adjective A2
  1. Able but not certain to happen; neither inevitable nor impossible. · Rain tomorrow is possible, but I wouldn't bet on it.· It's not just possible, it's probable that there will be rain tomorrow.
  2. Capable of being done or achieved; feasible. · It's possible for anyone to learn to play the bagpipes.
  3. Being considered, e.g. for a position. · Jones and Smith are both possible for the opening in sales.
  4. Apparently valid, likely, plausible.
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The Fox accumulated all that they had killed into one large heap and left to himself the smallest possible morsel.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 54 · B2
“You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you, not expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favour; now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to confer benefits on a Lion.”
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 1 · B2
The two oarsmen bent to their work, and the little boat glided away as rapidly as possible in the midst of the thousand vessels which choke up the narrow way which leads between the two rows of ships from the mouth of the harbor to the Quai d’Orléans.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 11 · C1
“Yes—yes,” said Caderousse; “but you were right to return as soon as possible, my boy.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 18 · C1

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