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Möglichkeit

possibility

noun MURG-likh-kyt Less Common
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Also means

opportunity

Usage Note

Möglichkeit means both 'possibility' and 'opportunity', built from möglich ('possible') plus the abstract-noun suffix -keit. The set phrase nach Möglichkeit means 'if possible' or 'where feasible'.

Examples

"Es gibt nur eine Möglichkeit."

Natural Translation

There is only one possibility.

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