Collocations for possible - adj.
VERBS
be,
seem,
sound
become
make sth
New technology has made it possible to communicate more easily.
become
make sth
New technology has made it possible to communicate more easily.
think sth
(esp. BrE)
In those circumstances, I thought it possible to work with him.
In those circumstances, I thought it possible to work with him.
ADVERB
entirely,
perfectly,
quite,
very
just
It is just possible that he's still here.
just
It is just possible that he's still here.
still
humanly
I think that what he's suggesting is not humanly possible.
humanly
I think that what he's suggesting is not humanly possible.
theoretically
It's theoretically possible but highly unlikely ever to happen.
It's theoretically possible but highly unlikely ever to happen.
PHRASES
as far as possible,
as long as possible,
as much as possible
She did as much as possible to help him.
She did as much as possible to help him.
as quickly as possible,
as soon as possible
Please come as soon as possible.
Please come as soon as possible.
if at all possible,
if possible
I'd like the money back by next week if possible.
I'd like the money back by next week if possible.
Possible is used with these nouns:
acquisition, ambiguity, avenue, bias, candidate, cause, closure, compromise, consequence, contamination, contender, culprit, cure, danger, disadvantage, disaster, drawback, effect, exception, excuse, existence, explanation, fault, hazard, impact, implication, improvement, inclusion, infringement, interpretation, lead, link, means, merger, misunderstanding, misuse, need, opening, option, outcome, pitfall, problem, prosecution, reason, reduction, redundancy, relevance, repercussion, replacement, response, retaliation, return, risk, role, scenario, side effect, sighting, site, snag, solution, successor, suspect, target, threat, tornado, turning point, way, weakness, winner
acquisition, ambiguity, avenue, bias, candidate, cause, closure, compromise, consequence, contamination, contender, culprit, cure, danger, disadvantage, disaster, drawback, effect, exception, excuse, existence, explanation, fault, hazard, impact, implication, improvement, inclusion, infringement, interpretation, lead, link, means, merger, misunderstanding, misuse, need, opening, option, outcome, pitfall, problem, prosecution, reason, reduction, redundancy, relevance, repercussion, replacement, response, retaliation, return, risk, role, scenario, side effect, sighting, site, snag, solution, successor, suspect, target, threat, tornado, turning point, way, weakness, winner