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