possibly

possibly
adverb
1) (by possible means)

I cannot possibly commit myself — ich kann mich unmöglich festlegen

how can I possibly? — wie könnte ich?

they did all they possibly could — sie haben alles Menschenmögliche getan

as often as I possibly can — sooft ich irgend kann

2) (perhaps) möglicherweise; vielleicht

Do you think ...? - Possibly — Glaubst du ...? - Möglich[erweise] od. Vielleicht

* * *
adverb
1) (perhaps: `Will you have time to do it?' `Possibly.') möglicherweise
2) (in a way or manner that is possible: I'll come as fast as I possibly can; I can't possibly eat any more; Could you possibly lend me your pen?) möglich, vielleicht
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pos·sibly
[ˈpɒsəbli, AM ˈpɑ:s-]
adv inv
I kept the speech as short as I \possibly could ich habe die Rede so kurz gehalten, wie ich nur konnte
he can't \possibly have drunk all that on his own! das kann er doch unmöglich alles allein getrunken haben!
to do all that one \possibly can alles Menschenmögliche tun
2. (perhaps) möglicherweise, vielleicht
I might \possibly be a little late ich werde mich möglicherweise ein wenig verspäten
very [or quite] \possibly durchaus möglich; (more likely) sehr wahrscheinlich
3. (in polite use) möglicherweise
could I \possibly ask you to ...? dürfte ich Sie vielleicht bitten, ...?
could you \possibly speak up a little? würde es Ihnen etwas ausmachen, ein wenig lauter zu sprechen?
another chocolate? — no, really, I couldn't \possibly noch ein Stück Schokolade? — danke, aber das wäre wirklich zu viel
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['pɒsəblɪ]
adv
1)

not possibly — unmöglich

I can't possibly stay indoors all weekend — ich kann unmöglich das ganze Wochenende in der Wohnung sitzen

nobody could possibly tell the difference —

that can't possibly be true — das kann unmöglich wahr sein

can that possibly be true? — kann das (vielleicht doch) stimmen?

very or quite possibly — absolut or durchaus möglich

how could I possibly have come? — wie hätte ich denn kommen können?

how could he possibly have known that? — wie konnte er das nur wissen?

he did all he possibly could — er tat, was er nur konnte

I have made myself as comfortable as I possibly can — ich habe es mir so bequem wie möglich gemacht

if I possibly can — wenn ich irgend kann

I couldn't possibly ... (polite formula) — ich kann unmöglich ...

2) (= perhaps) vielleicht, möglicherweise

possibly not — vielleicht nicht, möglicherweise nicht

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possibly [-blı] adv
1. möglicherweise, vielleicht
2. (irgend) möglich:
if I possibly can wenn ich irgend kann;
I cannot possibly do this ich kann das unmöglich oder auf keinen Fall tun;
how can I possibly do it? wie kann ich es nur oder bloß machen?
poss. abk
1. possession
2. LING possessive Poss.-…
3. possible mögl.
4. possibly viell.
* * *
adverb
1) (by possible means)

I cannot possibly commit myself — ich kann mich unmöglich festlegen

how can I possibly? — wie könnte ich?

they did all they possibly could — sie haben alles Menschenmögliche getan

as often as I possibly can — sooft ich irgend kann

2) (perhaps) möglicherweise; vielleicht

Do you think ...? - Possibly — Glaubst du ...? - Möglich[erweise] od. Vielleicht

* * *
adv.
eventuell adv.
möglich adv.
möglicherweise adv.
unter Umständen ausdr.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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