possibly

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The adverb has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: by chance
  Synonyms: perchance, perhaps, maybe, peradventure

Meaning #2: with a possibility of becoming actual
  Synonym: potentially
  Derived from adjective: possible (meaning #2)

Meaning #3: in a manner or to a degree possible of conceiving
  Antonym: impossibly (meaning #1)
  Derived from adjective: possible (meaning #3)

Meaning #4: to a degree possible of achievement or by possible means
  Antonym: impossibly (meaning #2)
  Derived from adjective: possible (meaning #1)

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Common misspelling(s) of possibly

• possably

Dansk (Danish)
adv. - måske, muligvis, overhovedet

Français (French)
adv. - peut-être, éventuellement

Deutsch (German)
adv. - möglicherweise, vielleicht

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - κατά το δυνατό, ενδεχομένως, πιθανώς

Italiano (Italian)
forse, per caso, possibilmente

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - possivelmente

Русский (Russian)
возможно

Español (Spanish)
adv. - posiblemente, tal vez, eventualmente

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - möjligt(vis), eventuellt, kanske

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
可能地, 或者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 可能地, 或者

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 어쩌면, 혹은

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - あるいは, どうしても, どうあっても, 何とかして, 多分

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮אפשר, שבאפשרותו, אולי‬

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