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# possibility

«possibility» in Mova's school dictionary: **Something that might happen or might be true** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a possibility, possibilities)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Something that might happen or might be true. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/possibility/#m1)

2) The chance that something can happen: «There is a possibility of rain.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/possibility/#m2)

3) A choice or option you could take. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/possibility/#m3)

4) possibilities (plural) The good things that something could become: «The old shed has possibilities.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/possibility/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In maths, pupils list all the possibilities (outcomes) of rolling a dice or tossing a coin to find probability. In everyday talk and safety it means something to plan for: «the possibility of a fire». Phrases: «a strong possibility», «rule out the possibility», «within the realms of possibility», «endless possibilities».

### examples

- There is a possibility of snow tomorrow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/possibility/#x1)
- We listed every possibility when we rolled two dice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/possibility/#x2)
- Is there any possibility we can stay up late? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/possibility/#x3)
- The detective did not rule out the possibility of a second thief. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/possibility/#x4)
- Moving to Canada is a real possibility for our family. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/possibility/#x5)
- A blank page is full of possibilities. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/possibility/#x6)
- Tossing a coin has two possibilities: heads or tails. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/possibility/#x7)
- Always think about the possibility of a slippery floor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/possibility/#x8)

### note

Countable; plural «possibilities» (y becomes ies). Adjective «possible», adverb «possibly». In maths problems, «how many possibilities» asks you to count all the outcomes; if each is equally likely, probability = favourable possibilities divided by all possibilities.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «possibility» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/possibility/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.