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1. (adv.) possibly
by merest chance; perhaps; maybe:
Possibly he will show up.
2. possibly
by any possibility; conceivably:
Could you possibly help me?
Etymology: (1350–1400)
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1. (adverb) possibly, perchance, perhaps, maybe, mayhap, peradventure
by chance
"perhaps she will call tomorrow"; "we may possibly run into them at the concert"; "it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time"
2. (adverb) possibly
to a degree possible of achievement or by possible means
"they can't possibly get here in time for the funeral?"
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1. (adverb) possibly
perhaps, maybe
She's possibly the best tennis player in the country.; The rumors could possibly be true.
2. possibly
can/could possibly
emphasizes your surprise, disapproval, etc.
How could he possibly think hitting him was a good idea?; You can't possibly ask for any more money.
3. possibly
Can/Could sb possibly ... ?
used to make a polite request
Could you possibly help me move this table?
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1. (adverb) possibly
in a possible manner; by possible means; especially, by extreme, remote, or improbable intervention, change, or exercise of power; by a chance; perhaps; as, possibly he may recover
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Sense: perhaps
`Will you have time to do it?' `Possibly.'
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 Afrikaans: moontlik, dalk |
 Arabic: رُبَّما |
 Bulgarian: може би |
 Brazilian: talvez |
 Czech: možná, snad |
 German: möglicherweise |
 Danish: muligvis |
 Greek: ίσως, ενδεχομένως |
 Spanish: tal vez, a lo mejor, es p |
 Estonian: võib-olla |
 Farsi: شاید |
 Finnish: mahdollisesti |
 French: peut-être (bien) |
 Hebrew: אוּלַי |
 Hindi: शायद |
 Croatian: eventualno, možda |
 Hungarian: talán |
 Indonesian: mungkin |
 Icelandic: mögulega |
 Italian: forse |
 Japanese: たぶん |
 Korean: 아마도 |
 Lithuanian: galbūt |
 Latvian: iespējams; varbūt |
 Malay: mungkin |
 Dutch: misschien |
 Norwegian: kanskje, muligens |
 Polish: być może, możliwe |
 Persian: شاید |
 Pashto: كيداى شى |
 Portuguese: talvez |
 Romanian: poate |
 Russian: возможно; может быть |
 Slovak: možno |
 Slovenian: mogoče |
 Serbian: možda |
 Swedish: kanske, kanhända |
 Thai: บางที |
 Turkish: belki |
 Taiwanese: 也許 |
 Ukrainian: можливо |
 Urdu: شايد |
 Vietnamese: có thể |
 Chinese: 也许 |
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