1able to be done or achieved:surely it’s not possible for a man to live so long?contact me as soon as possibleI’d like the report this afternoon, if possible
[attributive] able to be or become; potential:he was a possible future customer
[with superlative] having as much or as little of a specified quality as can be achieved:children need the best education possiblethe shortest possible route
[attributive] (of a number or score) as high as is achievable in a test, competition, or game:the team have taken just three points from a possible twelve
2that may exist or happen, but that is not certain or probable:the possible effects of global warming [with clause]:it is possible that he will have to return to hospital
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a potential candidate for a job or team:I have marked five possibles with an asterisk
(the possible) that which is likely or achievable:they were living right at the edge of the possible
the highest possible score, especially in a shooting competition:Mickey scored the possible
