0 a chance that something may happen or be true:
It's not likely to happen but I wouldn't rule out the possibility.
The forecast said that there's a possibility of snow tonight.
[ + (that) ] There's a distinct possibility (that) I'll be asked to give a speech.
Is there any possibility (that) you could pick me up from the station?
"Have you decided what to do?" "No, I'm still considering the various possibilities."
1 something that can be done or achieved, or that can exist:
He died in mysterious circumstances, and there is still a possibility that it was murder.
We're having a meeting next week to talk about the possibility of merging the two companies.
The whole town is patrolled by police because of the possibility of riots.
There's still a possibility that Scotland will get through into the World Cup.
Certainly, the objective economic situation did not provide many possibilities for public policy, other than those showing sympathy to market reform.
We hope that this paper will go some way to raising awareness of the possibilities for exploiting this work.
The consideration of these possibilities, however, will have to awa it anoth er occasion.
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