potentially B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /pəˈtenʃəli/ UK /pəˈtɛnʃ(ə)li/ See IPA manual Freq #7799 Meanings 1 adv In a way that is possible but has not yet happened; possibly. This new policy could potentially save the company a lot of money. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms equipotentially Common collocations potentially offensive Adverb + adjective Etymology AI details From potential + -ly. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # potentially **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /pəˈtenʃəli/ **IPA (UK):** /pəˈtɛnʃ(ə)li/ **Frequency rank:** 7799 ## Meanings 1. In a way that is possible but has not yet happened; possibly. ## Examples - This new policy could potentially save the company a lot of money. ## Derived Forms - equipotentially ## Etymology From potential + -ly. ## AI Etymology Potentially comes from potential + -ly. In present-day English it covers in a way that is possible but has not yet happened; possibly. The wider family includes derived forms such as equipotentially. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown