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potential

Potential means having the power or being capable of happening. (adjective)

An example of potential is dinner plans that are not yet definite.

Potential means the possibility of becoming something. (noun)

An example of potential is the highest grades of which a particular student is capable.

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See potential in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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