possibility

S2 W1

in Vietnamese Khả năng, cơ hội

BrE /pɒsəˈbɪlətiː/ AmE /pɑːsəˈbɪləti/

noun en → vi

1 CHANCE [uncountable] A2

Khả năng, cơ hội

a situation or event that might happen but is not certain to happen

  • there is a possibility of something

Collocations possibility of success · possibility for improvement

  • There's always the possibility that she might change her mind.

    Luôn có khả năng cô ấy sẽ thay đổi ý kiến.

2 OPTION [countable] B1

Lựa chọn, phương án

one of several choices or ways in which something can happen or be done

  • a possibility for doing sth

Collocations possibility of winning · possibility to succeed

  • We need to consider all the possibilities.

    Chúng ta cần xem xét tất cả các phương án.

7 THEORETICAL [uncountable] B2

Điều lý thuyết, điều tưởng tượng

something that exists only in theory or as an idea, not in reality

  • a possibility

Collocations theoretical possibility · hypothetical possibility

  • It's just a theoretical possibility.

    Đó chỉ là một điều lý thuyết.