potentially
US /pəˈtɛnʃəli/
adverb Target · B2 Kinh doanh chung
Definition
with a possibility of becoming actual
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
This new technology could potentially save the company millions of dollars each year.
Word Family
Synonyms
- possiblyby chance
- likelyhas a good chance of being the case or of coming about
Collocations
- Easy potentially dangerous situationdescribing potentially dangerous situation (with a possibility of becoming actual)
- Medium potentially lucrative commercial contractdescribing potentially lucrative commercial contract (with a possibility of becoming actual)
- Hard potentially catastrophic systemic vulnerabilitydescribing potentially catastrophic systemic vulnerability (with a possibility of becoming actual)
- Very Hard potentially fatal blow to corporate survivaldescribing potentially fatal blow to corporate survival (with a possibility of becoming actual)
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.