Meaning & use
very possible
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Meaning
adjectiveafter a verb
used to say that something is likely to happen or be true; not certain but quite likely.
Grammar: Usually follows a linking verb such as 'is', 'seems', or 'sounds': It is very possible. It can also come before a noun: a very possible outcome.
Patterns
- it is very possible that ...
- something is very possible
- a very possible + noun
It is very possible that the meeting will be moved to Friday.
A change in the weather is very possible later this week.
She said a win was very possible if the team practiced harder.
Common combinations
- it is very possible that
- It is very possible that prices will rise next month.
- seems very possible
- A solution now seems very possible.
- very possible outcome
- A tie is a very possible outcome of the election.
- make something very possible
- The new funding makes the project very possible.
Synonyms and how they differ
- quite possible
- Softer and more common in British English; 'very possible' is a little stronger and more direct.
- likely
- More neutral and often used in formal writing; 'very possible' emphasizes that something is not ruled out.
- plausible
- Suggests something seems reasonable or believable; 'very possible' focuses on chance or likelihood.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: very possible or probable?
very possible vs probable
'Probable' means likely to happen and is stronger than 'possible'. 'Very possible' still suggests some doubt.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'very possible' correctly?
Choose one answer.
Option 0 correctly uses 'it is very possible that' with a full clause. Option 1 wrongly places 'very possible' before the verb; option 2 uses 'of' before a clause, which is not correct; option 3 is missing 'it is' and is not grammatical.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “very possible”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.