"if possible" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{head|en|adverb}} if possible
  1. Contingent upon the possibility or convenience of the request. Synonyms: if at all possible Related terms: as soon as possible Translations (Translations): pokud možno (Czech), indien mogelijk (Dutch), jos mahdollista (Finnish), mikäli mahdollista (Finnish), mahdollisuuksien mukaan (Finnish), si possible (French), dans la mesure du possible (French), autant que faire se peut (French), autant que possible (French), tunlichst (German), se possibile (Italian), hvis mulig (Norwegian Bokmål), w miarę możliwości (Polish), o ile to możliwe (Polish), е́сли возмо́жно (jésli vozmóžno) (Russian), a ser posible (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-if_possible-en-adv-Rk7atvwh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "code": "cs",
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          "word": "pokud možno"
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          "code": "nl",
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          "word": "indien mogelijk"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "si possible"
        },
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        {
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          "word": "autant que faire se peut"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
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          "word": "autant que possible"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
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        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "se possibile"
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
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        },
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          "word": "w miarę możliwości"
        },
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
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          "word": "o ile to możliwe"
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          "roman": "jésli vozmóžno",
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          "word": "е́сли возмо́жно"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "a ser posible"
        }
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      "word": "indien mogelijk"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "jos mahdollista"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
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    },
    {
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      "lang": "French",
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      "word": "dans la mesure du possible"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
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      "word": "autant que faire se peut"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "autant que possible"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
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      "word": "tunlichst"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "se possibile"
    },
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      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "hvis mulig"
    },
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      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "w miarę możliwości"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "o ile to możliwe"
    },
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "jésli vozmóžno",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "е́сли возмо́жно"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "a ser posible"
    }
  ],
  "word": "if possible"
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