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potentially

po·ten·tial·ly
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [puh-ten-shuh-lee]
    • /pəˈtɛn ʃə li/
    • /pəˈten.ʃəl.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [puh-ten-shuh-lee]
    • /pəˈtɛn ʃə li/

Definitions of potentially word

  • adverb potentially possibly but not yet actually: potentially useful information. 1
  • abbreviation POTENTIALLY possibly 1
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Origin of potentially

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50; See origin at potential, -ly

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Parts of speech for Potentially

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Potentially

potentially popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for potentially

adv potentially

Just one Synonym for potentially

Antonyms for potentially

adverb potentially

  • actually — You use actually to indicate that a situation exists or happened, or to emphasize that it is true.
Just one Antonym for potentially

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    the confinement, as by sealed-off chambers, of materials that are harmful or potentially harmful to life.

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