potential
US /pəˈtɛnʃəl/
・UK /pəˈtenʃl/
A2
noun
- someone's or something's ability to develop, achieve, or succeed
- The possibility of something happening or some quality that somebody/something has.
- A person who is being considered for a job, position, award, etc.
- A latent quality or ability that may be developed.
adjective
- Capable of happening or becoming reality
- Having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future.
- Possible of becoming something
- Possible, able to happen; something that can develop or become a reality.
- Possible; likely to develop into a particular type of person or thing in the future
- Possible or likely in the future
other
- The ability to develop into something in the future
- The capacity to develop into something in the future
- The amount of energy that something has stored
- The possibility of something happening or some quality that somebody/something has
other
- The capacity to develop into something in the future
- The amount of energy that something has stored in it because of its position or condition
- The possibility of something happening or some quality that somebody/something has