What is the meaning of potentially?

adverb

  • With a possibility of becoming actual.
    • usage: "he is potentially dangerous"; "potentially useful"
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APAWordNet. (2010). potentially. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/potentially/definitions/1252924
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "potentially" http://smartdefine.org/potentially/definitions/1252924 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, potentially, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/potentially/definitions/1252924>.
MLAWordNet. "potentially" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/potentially/definitions/1252924>
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