virtually impossible

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• impossible — im|pos|si|ble1 W2S2 [ımˈpɔsıbəl US ımˈpa: ] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(can t be done)¦ 2¦(situation)¦ 3¦(person)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(CAN T BE DONE)¦ something that is impossible cannot happen or be done ≠ ↑possible ▪ I want to speak to Mr Franks. I m afraid that… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• virtually — vir|tu|al|ly [ vɜrtʃuəli ] adverb *** used for emphasizing that a statement is almost completely true: Virtually all the students live in college dormitories. Vaccines have virtually eliminated many childhood diseases. virtually… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• virtually */*/*/ — UK [ˈvɜː(r)tʃʊəlɪ] / US [ˈvɜrtʃuəlɪ] adverb used for emphasizing that a statement is almost completely true Virtually all the students live in university halls of residence. Vaccines have virtually eliminated many childhood diseases. virtually… …   English dictionary

• virtually — [[t]vɜ͟ː(r)tʃuəli[/t]] ♦♦♦ ADV: ADV with group You can use virtually to indicate that something is so nearly true that for most purposes it can be regarded as true. Virtually all cooking was done over coal fired ranges... It would have been… …   English dictionary

• virtually*/ — [ˈvɜːtʃʊəli] adv used for emphasizing that a statement is almost completely true Syn: almost It s virtually impossible to get him to eat vegetables.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• virtually — virtually, practically, morally can all mean not absolutely or actually, yet so nearly so that the difference is negligible. So close are these words in meaning that they (especially the first two) are often interchanged although each can carry… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• impossible — adj. 1) almost, practically, virtually, well nigh impossible 2) impossible for (it s impossible for me to help) 3) impossible to + inf. (it is impossible to predict the future; that child is impossible to control = it is impossible to control… …   Combinatory dictionary

• Impossible Man — Superherobox| caption=The Impossible Man in his debut appearance, Fantastic Four #11 (Feb, 1963). Art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. © Marvel Comics. comic color=background:#ff8080 character name=Impossible Man real name= publisher=Marvel Comics… …   Wikipedia

• impossible — adj. 1 not possible VERBS ▪ appear, be, look, prove, seem, sound ▪ become ▪ remain …   Collocations dictionary

• impossible */*/*/ — UK [ɪmˈpɒsəb(ə)l] / US [ɪmˈpɑsəb(ə)l] adjective 1) a) if something is impossible, no one can do it or it cannot happen We were faced with an impossible task. it is impossible to do something: It would be impossible to gather this information… …   English dictionary

• Impossible trinity — The Impossible Trinity (also known as the Inconsistent Trinity, Triangle of Impossibility or Unholy Trinity) is the hypothesis in international economics that it is impossible to have all three of the following at the same time: * A fixed… …   Wikipedia