Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to).

    Even from a young age it was clear that she had the potential to become a great musician.

    Potential

    потенциа́лpotɛnciál, зада́ткиzadátki

    потенціа́лpotenciál

  2. (countable, uncountable)The gravitational potential: the radial (irrotational, static) component of a gravitational field, also known as the Newtonian potential or the gravitoelectric field.

  3. (countable, uncountable)The work (energy) required to move a reference particle from a reference location to a specified location in the presence of a force field, for example to bring a unit positive electric charge from an infinite distance to a specified point against an electric field.

    Potential

    потенциа́лpotɛnciál

    потенціа́лpotenciál

  4. (countable, uncountable)A verbal construction or form stating something is possible or probable.

More definitions
  • the inherent capacity for coming into being
  • the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts

Examples

291 sentences
  1. He is a potential world champion.

    Він потенційний чемпіон світу. — deniko

  2. Tom clearly has potential.

    Том явно має потенціал. — Ahha

    ruУ Тома несомненно есть потенциал. — sharptoothed

  3. You have real potential.

    Ви маєте реальний потенціал. — Ahha

    deDu hast wahres Potential. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. You have great potential.

    У тебе чудовий потенціал. — deniko

    ruУ вас большой потенциал. — Balamax

  5. You have potential.

    У тебе є потенціал. — Ahha

    ruУ тебя есть потенциал. — marafon

    deDu hast Potenzial. — wolfgangth

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
currently unrealized ability:
Русский
By meaning 1
currently unrealized ability:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
currently unrealized ability:

Origin

From Late Latin potentialis, from Latin potentia (“power”), from potens (“powerful”). By s

From Late Latin potentialis, from Latin potentia (“power”), from potens (“powerful”). By surface analysis, potent + -ial.

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