Potential

US /pəˈtɛnʃəl/

UK /pəˈtenʃl/

A2

noun

  • someone's or something's ability to develop, achieve, or succeed
  • A person who is being considered for a position
  • The capacity to develop into something in the future
  • A person who is likely to develop into a particular type of person or to do a particular thing
  • A quantity expressing the amount of energy needed to move a unit of electric charge from a reference point to the point in question
  • The possibility of something happening or some quality that somebody/something has

adjective

  • Capable of happening or becoming reality
  • That can develop into something or be developed in the future
  • Capable of developing into a particular type of person or thing
  • Possible; that can develop into something or be developed in the future
  • Possible; that can develop into something or be developed in the future

other

  • The capacity to develop into something in the future
  • A quantity expressing the amount of energy needed to move a unit of electric charge or mass from a reference point to the point in question
  • The possibility of something happening or some quality that somebody/something has