true potential
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4.1
- noun
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verdadero potencial
- With the right guidance, she finally discovered her true potential and excelled in her career.
- reach their true potential
My mission is to build a world where we can all move towards our truest potential.
- My mission is to build a world where we can all move towards our truest potential.
- Some people stop, and I think that the ones that stop don't ever get a chance to express the true potential of what they could do.
- In this way, the true potential of the machine for the liberation of humanity is wasted.
- And he took me outside and he said, Kim, the one big note we have for you is it's time for you to step up to your true potential.
- We go through life really blocking ourselves constantly and fear is one of the the greatest instruments that we could use to stifle our true potential.
- To just really achieve what is your true potential, your true greatness.
- We miss ourselves, our true potential.
- If people could see their lives, if they could see their true potential, they'd fucking hate who they are.
- It made me feel stuck in It's going to be very difficult for you to show U for your kids the way that you would need to or at your true potential.
Examples
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The only chance we have to reach our true potential... is when we rise to the challenges that life throws at us.
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I want our school to reach its true potential.
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l knew one day your dad would realize your true potential.
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If possible, you need to find out the true potential of the area; this will be very important in the future.
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Well, you know, it's about time someone recognized my true potential.
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I'm the only one who knows what your true potential is, Robert.
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Our true potential lies considerably beyond what we have taken to be our norm.
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What I want to do is share about our children's true potential.
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Human beings are kept from realizing their true potential and they are deprived of happiness as a result.
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Iris spoke about self-awareness and a lack of understanding of self, which can be a missing piece for an adolescent girl in reaching her true potential.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
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3.2
The ability to develop or succeed in the future
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3.6
Ability to do something or develop a skill
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3.5
The ability to do, feel, or understand something
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7.2
A natural ability to develop or become real in the future
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7.5
To become the best you can be
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4.6
A feeling of being happy and satisfied when you use your skills
Antonyms
How Much Potential
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'true' (genuine/real) modifies 'potential' (inherent ability), so a learner who knows both words can infer 'real or full capability.' This modifier-noun pattern is common across languages and follows standard English semantics, making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
True potential may come from the simple image of a small seed that holds a whole tree inside. The words true (real) and potential (hidden power) show why it means 'the full ability someone or something can reach'.