potential
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3.6
- adjective
- /pəˈtɛnʃəl/
- And we're out here checking on a potential investment opportunity.
- a potential impact
- potential risks
- potential benefits
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Watch on YouTubeAnd then I hit a potential snag and a real one.
- And then I hit a potential snag and a real one.
- We took that way not knowing there might be a potential downside to that.
- So the potential impact is is huge.
- So we've got a range of topics of potential application areas here.
- So now it derails tons of potential beautiful, amazing relationships.
- Now that feels like a, a potential cool sort of temporary solution.
Examples
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To date, our understanding of burnout and its potential health consequences for social workers has been limited.
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But here's why I saw the potential in this place.
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The next big war had the potential to be so much worse.
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And it has great potential to be even more.
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Being constantly among them meant I could sense the potential danger in most situations.
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Although all these initiatives are tall orders, given the potential benefits, they are well worth a try.
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I'm sifting through potential candidates for our program.
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Examples of diversification in agricultural systems and the potential benefits for farmers under climate change.
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We're glad to see the potential number one overall pick Cameron Cade here in attendance.
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She has the potential to become a great leader in the community.
Synonyms
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1.0
Able to happen or be achieved
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.9
Power that something has because of its position, not its movement
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5.1
The energy a small electric charge has at a point in a circuit, measured in volts
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1
5.2
A quick change in electric charge across a cell membrane that carries a signal along nerve or muscle cells
- Specialized
1
8.4
An electrical signal measured by electrodes that the brain makes after a sound or light
- Specialized
1
4.1
The electric push between two points in a circuit measured in volts
- Specialized
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7.0
The electric charge difference between the inside and outside of a nerve cell when it is not sending a signal
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4.8
Stored power in something when it is stretched or squashed, like a spring
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9.1
A quick change in electric signals in the brain's outer part measured by a machine
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7.4
An electric charge difference across cells or tissues that helps signals travel
A set of resistors connected one after another that gives a smaller, adjustable voltage from a source
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A measure of electric potential difference between two points in a circuit, like the volt
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Etymology
Potential comes from Latin potentia, meaning 'power'. As an adjective, it describes something possible or able to happen, a 'power' that could become real but is not yet.