possible
adjective
if something is possible, it can be done
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Possible and able to be done
be able to do something
used for saying that it is possible for someone to do something. Forms such as have been able to and will be able to are sometimes considered as tenses of the verb can
in principle
used for saying that something is possible in theory, although it has not yet been tried
humanly possible
possible for a person to do
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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