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Possibly
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Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use possibly to indicate that you are not sure whether something is true or might happen. Exercise will not only lower blood pressure but possibly protect against heart attacks... They were smartly but casually dressed; possibly students... Do you think that he could possibly be right? ADV: ADV with cl/group, ADV with v c darkgreen]vagueness 2. You use possibly to emphasize that you are surprised, puzzled, or shocked by something that you have seen or heard. It was the most unexpected piece of news one could possibly imagine... ADV: ADV before v c darkgreen]emphasis 3. You use possibly to emphasize that someone has tried their hardest to do something, or has done it as well as they can. They’ve done everything they can possibly think of... ADV: ADV before v c darkgreen]emphasis 4. You use possibly to emphasize that something definitely cannot happen or definitely cannot be done. No I really can’t possibly answer that! ADV: with brd-neg, ADV before v c darkgreen]emphasis
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adverb Date: 14th century 1. in a possible manner ; by any possibility that's all she could ~ do 2. by merest chance ; perhaps ~ he will recover 3. it is possible or imaginable ; conceivably a political libel which may ~ damage me — G. B. Shaw ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. возможно, вероятно, может быть he may possibly recover —- он, возможно, поправится the story is true, possibly —- может быть (возможно), это правдивая история 2. усил. в любом случае, любым путем; как только возможно I cannot possibly do it —- я просто не могу этого сделать as soon as I possibly can —- как только я смогу how could you possibly think so? —- как вы могли подумать? it can't possibly do him any harm —- во всяком случае, это не принесет ему ни малейшего вреда ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ adv 1 used when saying that something may be true or likely, although you do not know exactly; perhaps ("Are you coming with us tomorrow?" "Possibly. I'm not sure yet." | This novel is his most accessible, and possibly his most beautiful, book. | quite possibly (=used to say that something is very likely)) ("Do you think it was murder?" "Quite possibly.") 2 could you possibly/can you possibly spoken used when making a polite request (Could you possibly lend me another $ till Monday?) 3 spoken used to say that you are very surprised or shocked by something, or you cannot understand it (can/could sb possibly) (What on earth can she possibly mean? | How could anyone possibly do such a thing?) 4 used to emphasize that someone tried as hard as they could to achieve something (do everything you possibly can/could) (Doctors did everything they possibly could to save the little boy's life.) 5 sb can't/couldn't possibly used to say strongly that you refuse to do something or that someone cannot do something (I can't possibly allow you to go home in this weather.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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