potential

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/pəˈtɛnʃəl/

adj 5noun 4

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

considerable, enormous, great, limitless

full

The young athlete trained hard to reach her full potential as a professional swimmer.

true | unfulfilled, untapped | commercial | growth

VERB + POTENTIAL

have, show

The new software shows great potential for helping students learn languages more quickly.

be aware of, see

She was aware of the potential in the young athlete from the moment she watched him play.

develop, exploit, unlock

Young athletes need good coaching to develop their potential and succeed in sports.

fulfil, reach, realize

She worked hard in school and eventually realized her full potential as a successful engineer.

PREP

with ~

The coach was impressed with the young athlete's potential to become a champion.

~ as

The young musician demonstrated considerable potential as a composer from an early age.

~ for

The young athlete showed great potential for becoming a professional soccer player.

Definitions

noun

A currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to).

Even from a young age it was clear that she had the potential to become a great musician.

Comrades, our own fleet doesn't know our full potential. They will do everything possible to test us, but they will only test their own embarrassment.

The gravitational potential: the radial (irrotational, static) component of a gravitational field, also known as the Newtonian potential or the gravitoelectric field.

The work (energy) required to move a reference particle from a reference location to a specified location in the presence of a force field, for example to bring a unit positive electric charge from an infinite distance to a specified point

A verbal construction or form stating something is possible or probable.

adj

Existing in possibility, not in actuality.

The heroic man,—and is not every man, God be thanked, a potential hero?—has to do so, in all times and circumstances.

Being potent; endowed with energy adequate to a result

And hath, in his effect, a voice potential

irrotational

From Maxwell equations (6.20) it follows that the electric field is potential: E(r) = −gradφ(r).

irrotational (see potential flow on Wikipedia)

The non-viscous flow of the vacuum should be potential (irrotational).

Referring to a verbal construction of form stating something is possible or probable.

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Synonyms

noun — the difference in electrical charge between two points in a

voltage

noun — the inherent capacity for coming into being

adjective — existing in possibility

possible

adjective — expected to become or be

likely

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Even from a young age it was clear that she had the potential to become a great musician.

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Comrades, our own fleet doesn't know our full potential. They will do everything possible to test us, but they will only test their own embarrassment.

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With some technical improvement, I could see how the process of imitating my work would soon become fast and streamlined, and the many dark potentials bubbled to the forefront of my mind.

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The heroic man,—and is not every man, God be thanked, a potential hero?—has to do so, in all times and circumstances.

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And hath, in his effect, a voice potential

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From Maxwell equations (6.20) it follows that the electric field is potential: E(r) = −gradφ(r).

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, potential is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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