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{
"term": "potential",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"academic": true,
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "that can develop into something or be developed in the future",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "**potential customers/buyers/investors/clients**"
},
{
"text": "We have compiled a list of 10 **potential candidates**."
},
{
"text": "the **potential benefits** of European integration"
},
{
"text": "**potential risks**"
},
{
"text": "a **potential threat**"
},
{
"text": "the **potential impact** of the latest surge in oil prices"
},
{
"text": "First we need to identify actual and **potential problems**."
},
{
"text": "Have you looked into the potential side effects of the treatment?"
},
{
"text": "a potential prime minister"
},
{
"text": "a potential source of conflict"
}
],
"synonyms": "possible"
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/pəˈtenʃl/",
"audio": "po/potential/potential__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/pəˈtenʃl/",
"audio": "po/potential/potential__us_3.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from late Latin potentialis, from potentia ‘power’, from potent- ‘being able’, from the verb posse. The noun dates from the early 19th cent."
}