if possible

English

Adverb

if possible

1. Contingent upon the possibility or convenience of the request.

Usage notes

• Sometimes reinforced with at all: if at all possible

Translations

Translations

• Czech: pokud možno
• Dutch: indien mogelijk
• Finnish: jos mahdollista, mikäli mahdollista, mahdollisuuksien mukaan
• French: si possible (fr), dans la mesure du possible (fr), autant que faire se peut (fr), autant que possible (fr)
• German: tunlichst (de)
• Italian: se possibile
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: hvis mulig

• Polish: w miarę możliwości, o ile to możliwe, ile możności, w miarę możności
• Russian: е́сли возмо́жно (jésli vozmóžno)
• Spanish: a ser posible

See also

• as soon as possible

Further reading

• “if possible”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.