{
    "term": "potential",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "that can develop into something or be developed in the future",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**potential customers/buyers/investors/clients**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We have compiled a list of 10 **potential candidates**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the **potential benefits** of European integration"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**potential risks**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **potential threat**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the **potential impact** of the latest surge in oil prices"
                },
                {
                    "text": "First we need to identify actual and **potential problems**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Have you looked into the potential side effects of the treatment?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a potential prime minister"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a potential source of conflict"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "possible"
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pəˈtenʃl/",
                "audio": "po/potential/potential__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pəˈtenʃl/",
                "audio": "po/potential/potential__us_3.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from late Latin potentialis, from potentia ‘power’, from potent- ‘being able’, from the verb posse. The noun dates from the early 19th cent."
}