"potentially" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

IPA: /pəˈtɛnʃ(ə)li/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-potentially.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more potentially [comparative], most potentially [superlative]
Etymology: From potential + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|potential|ly}} potential + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} potentially (comparative more potentially, superlative most potentially)
  1. In a manner showing much potential; with the possibility of happening in a given way. Translations (in a manner showing much potential; with the possibility of happening in a given way): potencialment (Catalan), potentieel (Dutch), potentiellement (French), ενδεχομένως (endechoménos) (Greek), potenzialmente (Italian), potensielt (Norwegian Bokmål), potencjalnie (Polish), potencialmente (Portuguese), potencialmente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-potentially-en-adv-28ZcCLnH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English hedges Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 45 55 Disambiguation of English hedges: 77 23 Disambiguation of 'in a manner showing much potential; with the possibility of happening in a given way': 96 4
  2. (obsolete) Powerfully, strongly. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-potentially-en-adv-4ZYzfXyD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: potentially hazardous object

Alternative forms

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