1pos·si·ble 
/ˈpɑ:səbəl/ adjective
/ˈpɑ:səbəl/ adjective [more possible; most possible] 1 not usually used before a noun : able to be done
▪ It simply isn't possible. ▪ Would it be possible for me to use your phone? [=may I use your phone?] ▪ Advances in medicine have made it possible for people to live longer. ▪ It is possible that she decided not to join us. ▪ We tried to spend as little money as possible. ▪ It is not physically possible to do everything you have planned in one day. ▪ I like to go swimming whenever possible. [=whenever there is an opportunity to swim] ▪ Do your best to come home from work early, if (at all) possible. [=if it can be done] ▪ Come as soon/quickly as (humanly) possible. [=as soon as you can] — opposite impossible 2 : able to happen or exist
▪ We need to plan against possible dangers. [=dangers that may occur] ▪ The weather report warned of possible thunderstorms tonight. ▪ Thunderstorms are possible but not probable tonight. ▪ The highest possible score is 100. ▪ How possible [=likely] is rain today? ▪ What possible good can it do to argue? ▪ He is in the worst possible situation. ▪ It is possible that life exists on other planets. 3 always used before a noun : able or suited to be or to become something specified
▪ I found a possible site for a camp. ▪ She suggested a possible solution to the problem. 4 : reasonable to believe : perhaps true
▪ It's possible that your computer has a virus. ▪ Robbery is one possible motive for the murder.
▪ It simply isn't possible. ▪ Would it be possible for me to use your phone? [=may I use your phone?] ▪ Advances in medicine have made it possible for people to live longer. ▪ It is possible that she decided not to join us. ▪ We tried to spend as little money as possible. ▪ It is not physically possible to do everything you have planned in one day. ▪ I like to go swimming whenever possible. [=whenever there is an opportunity to swim] ▪ Do your best to come home from work early, if (at all) possible. [=if it can be done] ▪ Come as soon/quickly as (humanly) possible. [=as soon as you can] — opposite impossible
▪ We need to plan against possible dangers. [=dangers that may occur] ▪ The weather report warned of possible thunderstorms tonight. ▪ Thunderstorms are possible but not probable tonight. ▪ The highest possible score is 100. ▪ How possible [=likely] is rain today? ▪ What possible good can it do to argue? ▪ He is in the worst possible situation. ▪ It is possible that life exists on other planets.
▪ I found a possible site for a camp. ▪ She suggested a possible solution to the problem.
▪ It's possible that your computer has a virus. ▪ Robbery is one possible motive for the murder.
