Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word poten.

Examples

  • If you, like me, find delight in poten­tial new domain names, then check out AjaxWhois. com.

    For a Year I Owned RobotLion.com « Snarkmarket 2006

  • A critical question, the challenges involved in moving therefore, is whether a new entrant could succeed through into an unrelated market, even if it has a long-term poten - application of existing or evolutionary innovations or tial return.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • Mukasey: It would hurt the prosecution poten tially.

    Assange in the Dock? 2010

  • While the Army will sell a small amount of merchandise at the venue, the focus is on building “brand experiences” that give poten tial recruits a taste of military service.

    An Army of Fun: Video Game to Lure Recruits | Disinformation 2008

  • For those who are waistband-challenged, there was poten-tially life-changing news last week.

    A Gene That Says, 'No More' 2008

  • En ik liep op vijf poten naar het huis van mijn linkse vader en mijn handige moeder en leefde plotseling tot ik ontwaakte.

    Gerrit Kouwenaar greenintegerblog 2008

  • It is hypothetical because the upper officials will not allow stem cell research to become a reality therefore it is going to be hypothetical … And yes you can extract stem cells from living beings, but those cells are not as poten and adaptable as the cells from the embryos - younger cells can reproduce faster etc etc..

    Think Progress » Stem Cell Showdown: The Facts Have Changed, President Bush Has Not 2006

  • Something far more sensitive and, poten - tially, more embarrassing.

    Honeymoon Patterson, James 2005

  • Agronguerre had been spoken of as a poten - tial healer for the wounded Church, and it seemed to Dellman as if they could not have found a better candidate.

    Mortalis Salvatore, R. A., 1959- 1999

  • Agronguerre had been spoken of as a poten - tial healer for the wounded Church, and it seemed to Dellman as if they could not have found a better candidate.

    Mortalis Salvatore, R. A., 1959- 1999

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.

  • short for potential

    February 2, 2025