Definition: 1. By chance. 2. With a possibility of becoming actual. 3. In a manner or to a degree possible of conceiving. 4. To a degree possible of achievement or by possible means.
Use 'possibly' in a sentence:
1. He has everything he could possibly wish for.
2. It really is best to manage without any medication if you possibly can.
3. There's nothing more they can possibly do right.
4. He started working hard much too late in the day ─ he couldn't possibly catch up.
5. I will come as soon as I possibly can.
6. Exercise will not only lower blood pressure but possibly protect against heart attacks.
7. "You can't possibly use this word."—"So I won't."
8. He started working hard much too late in the day—he couldn't possibly catch up.
9. Software that monitors a computer system to detect, record and possibly to correct errors.
10. Could it possibly be that we face less stress?
11. No I really can't possibly answer that!
12. Possibly, the most fascinating question is what is literature?
13. I am managing, but I could not possibly give up work.
14. He envied her ─ she seemed to have everything she could possibly want.
15. He couldn't fathom out what the man could possibly mean.
16. How can they possibly become so many?
17. I mean, how could they possibly eat that stuff?
18. More serious leaks, possibly involving national security, are likely to be investigated by the police.
19. They've done everything they can possibly think of.
20. Possibly no harm is meant the boy.
21. That can't possibly be right.
22. Do you think that he could possibly be right?
23. You can not possibly make an all-embracing proposal.
24. She found it difficult to get on with her, possibly because of the difference in their ages.
25. 'You can't possibly use this word.' — 'So I won't.'
26. They were casually dressed; possibly students.
27. Possibly you drink too much.
28. It's one of the nicest feelings you can possibly have.
29. trying to soak up all the information they possibly can,
30. The increase slowed to 0.4 percent, possibly indicating the start of a downtrend.
31. The play was promptly banned as subversive and possibly treasonous.
32. Can we possibly believe that revision?
33. We cannot possibly risk so many innocent lives.
34. No one could possibly take exception to his comments.
35. Their captain said his team had played as well as it possibly could.
36. Suddenly it dawned on me that they couldn't possibly have met before.
37. Could you possibly open that window?
38. What could possibly disturb such tranquillity?
39. I can't possibly tell you that!
40. Could you possibly forget about work for five minutes?
41. I can't possibly meet that deadline.
42. It was possibly their worst performance ever.
43. I feel that possibly the majority of these dogs are in the wrong hands.
44. You can't possibly carry all those bags.
45. It was the most unexpected piece of news one could possibly imagine.
