possible

adjective

• 1able to be done or achieved:surely it’s not possible for a man to live so long? contact me as soon as possible I’d like the report this afternoon, if possible
• [attributive] able to be or become; potential:he was a possible future customer
• [with superlative] having as much or as little of a specified quality as can be achieved:children need the best education possible the shortest possible route
• [attributive] (of a number or score) as high as is achievable in a test, competition, or game:the team have taken just three points from a possible twelve

• 2that may exist or happen, but that is not certain or probable:the possible effects of global warming [with clause]:it is possible that he will have to return to hospital

noun

• a potential candidate for a job or team:I have marked five possibles with an asterisk
• (the possible) that which is likely or achievable:they were living right at the edge of the possible
• the highest possible score, especially in a shooting competition:Mickey scored the possible