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Translate possibility from English to German

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possibility:
- Möglichkeit; Chance; Gelegenheit; Eventualfall; Eventualität
Wiktionary:
- possibility → Möglichkeit
- possibility → Möglichkeit

English

Detailed Translations for possibility from English to German

possibility:

possibility [the ~] nom

the possibility (opportunity; chance)
die Möglichkeit; die Chance; die Gelegenheit
- Möglichkeit [die ~] nom
- Chance [die ~] nom
- Gelegenheit [die ~] nom
the possibility (eventuality; contingency)
der Eventualfall; die Eventualität
- Eventualfall [der ~] nom
- Eventualität [die ~] nom

Translation Matrix for possibility:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Chance	chance; opportunity; possibility
Eventualfall	contingency; eventuality; possibility
Eventualität	contingency; eventuality; possibility
Gelegenheit	chance; opportunity; possibility	opportunity
Möglichkeit	chance; opportunity; possibility	opportunity; vision
-	hypothesis; opening; possible action; possibleness; theory

Related Words for "possibility":

possibilities

Synonyms for "possibility":

expectation; outlook; prospect
possibleness; being; beingness; existence
hypothesis; theory; concept; conception; construct
possible action; opening; option; alternative; choice

Antonyms for "possibility":

impossibility

Related Definitions for "possibility":

a possible alternative¹
- bankruptcy is always a possibility¹
a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena¹
a future prospect or potential¹
- this room has great possibilities¹
capability of existing or happening or being true¹
- there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired¹

Wiktionary Translations for possibility:

possibility

noun

quality of being possible
- possibility → Möglichkeit

possibility

noun

bezeichnet das Vermögen oder die Fähigkeit
- Möglichkeit → feasibility; potentiality; possibility
(geringe) Ereigniswahrscheinlichkeit
- Möglichkeit → eventuality; chance; possibility
zur Wahl stehende Entscheidungsvariante
- Möglichkeit → option; possibility

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• possibility	→ Möglichkeit	↔ mogelijkheid — iets wat gedaan kan worden of kan gebeuren
• possibility	→ Möglichkeit	↔ possibilité — caractère de ce qui est possible.

Related Translations for possibility

possibility of making choices

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University