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Potential Pəˈtenʃl Full Great Change Offers Children Encouraged

Word potential
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / pəˈtenʃl / NAmE / pəˈtenʃl /
Example
  • the potential for change
  • the european marketplace offers excellent potential for increasing sales.
  • all children should be encouraged to realize their full potential.
  • she has great potential as an artist.
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potential

(noun)BrE / pəˈtenʃl / NAmE / pəˈtenʃl /
  1. the possibility of something happening or being developed or used
    • the potential for change
    • The European marketplace offers excellent potential for increasing sales.
  2. qualities that exist and can be developed
    • synonym promise
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/promise_2
    • All children should be encouraged to realize their full potential.
    • She has great potential as an artist.
    • He has the potential to become a world-class musician.
    • The house has a lot of potential.
  3. the difference in voltage between two points in an electric field or circuit
  4. Extra Examples

    • He believes that religion allows us to develop our human potential.
    • John Cadbury could see the potential for his product.
    • She showed great potential as an actor.
    • Signing for a top club would enable him to fulfil his true potential.
    • The new business offers great potential for growth.
    • They were among the first companies to exploit the potential of the Internet.
    • This young man has enormous potential.
    • We’re looking for a trainee with potential.
    • You aren’t using your computer to its full potential.
    • an industry that has the potential for growth
    • his dream of fulfilling his true potential
    • All children should be encouraged to realize their full potential.
    • It is clear that the potential for change is there.

    Word Origin

    • 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.
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