Table of Contents
- What does the root word struct mean?
- What words have the root word struct?
- What is the difference between possible and impossible?
- How do you say it’s not possible?
- What is impossible condition?
- What is Resolutory condition?
- What is the effect of the condition not to do an impossible thing?
- What is the example of first conditional?
- How does the root help you understand its meaning?
- What does the root struct mean in the word family below?
- What does the root word tele mean?
- What is the root word of construction?
- What are the 3 types of construction?
- What is the root word for accidentally?
- What kind of word is construction?
- What are the 5 types of construction?
- What does construction mean in writing?
- What does Con mean in construction?
- What is the full meaning of con?
- What does the con mean?
- What is the full name of con?
- What does con job mean?
- What does you’ve got the con mean?
- What is pro and cons?
- Is con a real word?
- Does Con mean together?
- What is a con argument?
- What is a con artist?
- How do you know if someone is a con artist?
- Who is the most famous con artist?
- What is the biggest con in history?
- Who is the highest scammer in the world?
- Are con artists illegal?
- Can a scammer go to jail?
- Is my boyfriend a con artist?
- How do you help someone who is being scammed?
not possible; unable to be, exist, happen, etc. unable to be done, performed, effected, etc.: an impossible assignment. incapable of being true, as a rumor. not to be done, endured, etc., with any degree of reason or propriety: an impossible situation.
What does the root word struct mean?
“Struct” is a common 5th-grade level root word. “Struct” means to build.
What words have the root word struct?
11 letter words containing struct
- instruction.
- destruction.
- destructive.
- restructure.
- obstruction.
- instructive.
- reconstruct.
- deconstruct.
What is the difference between possible and impossible?
The difference between Impossible and Possible. When used as nouns, impossible means an impossibility, whereas possible means a possible one. When used as adjectives, impossible means not possible, whereas possible means able but not certain to happen.
How do you say it’s not possible?
Synonyms
- impossible. adjective. if something is impossible, no one can do it or it cannot happen.
- unbelievable. adjective. too unlikely to be true or believed.
- no-go. adjective.
- there is no question of something. phrase.
- be out of the question. phrase.
- impossibility. noun.
- hardly. adverb.
- possibly. adverb.
What is impossible condition?
Impossible Condition – not in accordance to possible conditions. Physically Impossible – contrary to the law of nature (nature of things or cannot be done) Juridically Impossible – contrary to law, morals, public policy and good custom.
What is Resolutory condition?
RESOLUTORY CONDITION. On which has for its object, when accomplished, the revocation of the principal obligation; for example, I will sell you my crop of cotton, if my ship America does not arrive in the United States, within six months.
What is the effect of the condition not to do an impossible thing?
Since the obligor knows the condition cannot be fulfilled, the obligation will not be complied with2)Conditional obligation valid– if condition is negative, that is, not to do an impossible thing, it is disregarded and the obligation is rendered pure and valid.
What is the example of first conditional?
First conditional is used to talk about actions/events in the future which are likely to happen or have a real possibility of happening. If it rains tomorrow, I’ll stay at home. If my father doesn’t buy me a bike for my birthday, I will be very unhappy.
How does the root help you understand its meaning?
The basis for understanding Latin, Greek, etc. roots is to help you make an educated guess at the meaning of new words you encounter. Often, context will give you sufficient clues to guess the word’s meaning, but not always. Roots are especially helpful when used in conjunction with a word’s context.
What does the root struct mean in the word family below?
Many words are constructed from the Latin root “struere,” meaning “to build” or “to assemble.” Whenever you see “struct” or “stru” built in to a word, think of how the word relates to the concept of building.
What does the root word tele mean?
distant or far away
What is the root word of construction?
The word construction has its roots in the Latin word construere, which itself has roots in com-, meaning “together,” and struere meaning “to pile up.” In addition to the building of property, the noun construction also refers to the building trade itself.
What are the 3 types of construction?
Broadly, there are three sectors of construction: buildings, infrastructure and industrial: Building construction is usually further divided into residential and non-residential.
What is the root word for accidentally?
accidentally (adv.) late 14c., “non-essentially,” also “unnaturally,” from accidental (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning “unintentionally” is recorded from 1580s; phrase accidentally on purpose is recorded from 1799.
What kind of word is construction?
noun. the act or art of constructing. the way in which a thing is constructed: a building of solid construction. something that is constructed; a structure.
What are the 5 types of construction?
Buildings can be categorized into five different types of construction: fire-resistive, non-combustible, ordinary, heavy timber, and wood-framed.
What does construction mean in writing?
Writing is constructed by putting sentences in sequence, one after another and, if a single sentence is read aloud, it should be understandable. Meaning should flow from one sentence to the next, carrying the argument or point of view forward in a clear and concise manner.
What does Con mean in construction?
Certificate of Need
What is the full meaning of con?
A prefix meaning with or together. A slang abbreviation for confidence, as in con man or con game. To con someone is to deceive or take advantage of a person through FRAUD or trickery after winning the person’s confidence.
What does the con mean?
When someone assumes the con it means that they are in charge of the ship handling only! This is the person who gives speed and course orders. This person can ber relived at any time by a more senior officer. The person who has the “Conn” is supposed to be the only person giving orders to the helmsman.
What is the full name of con?
According to a Con Edison spokesperson, the benefits are based on the amount of its own equipment it can remove from the street, including rectifiers and mains….CON.
Acronym | Definition |
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CON | Conservatorium of Music |
CON | Call of Nature |
CON | Console |
CON | Configuration File |
What does con job mean?
con job in American English noun informal. 1. an act or instance of duping or swindling. 2. an act or instance of lying or talking glibly to convince others or get one’s way.
What does you’ve got the con mean?
One person gives orders to the ship’s engine, rudder, lines, and ground tackle. This person is said to have the “conn.” It is from this term that the concept of a conning tower, an elevated platform from which a conning officer can view all aspects of a ship’s movement, is derived.
What is pro and cons?
phrase. The pros and cons of something are its advantages and disadvantages, which you consider carefully so that you can make a sensible decision. Motherhood has both its pros and cons.
Is con a real word?
The word con has many meanings, none of them good. An argument has pros and cons, and the cons are always the downside. An ex-con is someone who spent time in jail as a convict, and a con artist is someone who scams people out of their money. in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.
Does Con mean together?
word-forming element meaning “together, with,” sometimes merely intensive; it is the form of com- used in Latin before consonants except -b-, -p-, -l-, -m-, or -r-.
What is a con argument?
1. con – an argument opposed to a proposal. argument, statement – a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; “it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true” pro – an argument in favor of a proposal.
What is a con artist?
: a person who tricks other people in order to get their money The couple lost their savings to a con artist who told them he was an investment broker.
How do you know if someone is a con artist?
A con artist will tell you that everybody else is a con artist. They will pick up common shady tactics and say they don’t do them. One of those tacts is creating urgency and trying to get you to make a decision quickly so you don’t ask too many questions and realize you are being conned.
Who is the most famous con artist?
Charles Ponzi
What is the biggest con in history?
For Americans, Bernie Madoff is probably one of the best-known con artists out there, which makes sense because he ran the single biggest ponzi scheme in the whole of history. In total, he is believed to have conducted fraud to the value of $64.8 billion.
Who is the highest scammer in the world?
Emmanuel Nwude is a Nigerian advance-fee fraud artist and former Director of Union Bank of Nigeria. He is known for defrauding Nelson Sakaguchi, a Director at Brazil’s Banco Noroeste based in São Paulo, of $242 million: $191 million in cash and the remainder in the form of outstanding interest, between 1995 and 1998.
Are con artists illegal?
These common cons continue to fool people year after year, even though they are illegal and simply don’t work. Although pyramid schemes predate the 1920 scam run by Charles Ponzi, his scheme reached so many people and bilked them out of so much money that his name became synonymous with this type of scam.
Can a scammer go to jail?
Fraud convictions bring with them the possibility of a jail or prison sentence. Though sentences differ widely, a misdemeanor conviction can lead to up to a year in a local jail, while a felony conviction can lead to multiple years in prison. Federal charges can lead to 10 years or more in federal prison.
Is my boyfriend a con artist?
It’s easy to spot a con artist if you know what to look for: He talks about love, intimacy and commitment early on. He asks you questions about your financial status or he reveals his quickly. His answers to your questions are evasive and sketchy and he constantly has excuses for everything.
How do you help someone who is being scammed?
Scams are fraud, which is illegal, so your next step should be to contact law enforcement. Start by contacting your local police department and file a police report. The police will usually assign an officer to the case who will help you fill out the police report.
When we say,
It is not fair.
or
It is unfair.
I’m not sure enough to say whether both of the sentences have the same meaning or not though superficially, there is no difference between them but if we say,
Something is not possible.
or
Something is impossible.
then there is really an observable difference in my first language. Hence, the question — is there a difference between the preceding two sentences in English?
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asked Oct 29, 2012 at 4:42
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To me the only difference is style: one word (unfair) versus two words (not fair). The same for impossible and not possible: both mean cannot be done for some reason or other.
answered Oct 29, 2012 at 5:52
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I don’t think there’s any difference of meaning between unfair and not fair, or impossible and not possible; but there are all sorts of other reasons why you might choose one over the other. A few examples:
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Discourse Context — If someone says to you, “This proposition is not very probable”, you would very likely mirror his construction and say “Not probable? It’s not possible!” But if he had said “This proposition is improbable” you would respond «“Improbable? It’s impossible!”
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Register & Rhetoric — If you have seen the movie The Princess Bride you may recall that Vizzini is given to saying “Inconceivable!”, and is eventually rebuked by Fezzik that “I do not think it means what you think it means.” Vizzini’s use, of course, is ordinary colloquial hyperbole, and “Impossible!” is often used the same way. Accordingly, in conversation, when you mean impossible literally you may prefer to say not possible, so that you will not be understood to mean merely very unlikely.
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Prosodic Context — The im- in impossible and un- in unfair are unstressed syllables, and don’t take stress as readily as not. Small children (in my experience) always shriek “It’s not fair!” rather than “It’s unfair!” when someone else gets something they want—somehow the spondee is just more indignant than the iamb. In print, similarly, you might use not possible if you feel that italicizing the first syllable of impossible (impossible) doesn’t emphasize the negative adequately—or if, like me, you’ve never figured out how to emphasize just a segment of a string in these postings.
answered Oct 29, 2012 at 14:41
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I’m not native english and my answer is not based on any source but only feeling. But I feel like impossible
is more inherently cannot be possible by itself objectively. While not possible
involve environmental condition
When I said «I think it’s impossible» I means that thing cannot be done or I don’t know any condition to let it could be done
When I said «I think it’s not possible» I means that thing actually has probability or condition to let it possible but there was none or very little of those in the situation
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When a word such as possible is negated by ‘not’, it simply relays the fact of what is not possible. However, when a new and separate word is formed by adding the prefix, it strengthens the word and increases the intensity of what is being relayed.
For example, if someone asked to use a car but were told that it was not possible, that would be one thing. But, if they were told that it was impossible to use the car, that would be another. The first answer leaves room for speculation. Perhaps a tire was flat, the driver wasn’t trusted or it had already been promised to someone else. For whatever the reason, it was not possible.
The second answer gives no wiggle room. Regardless of any reason, that car is not going to be used. It is impossible.
answered Aug 22, 2017 at 6:27
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What is NOT POSSIBLE?
A positive and inspiring way to ask a lady if you can go in.
After multiple healthy activities and high-fives, she agreed on the Pathway to Possible.
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NOT POSSIBLE — video
NOT POSSIBLE — what is it?
i just want him to be my best friend who i make love to
lovers without friendship talk behind each others’ back, show disinterest in each others’ lives, have little to no respect for each others’ families and friends, think one thing and say something else.
«i just want to make love to my best friend. do you think its even possible?»
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What does «NOT POSSIBLE» mean?
Another way of stating IMpossible
Can’t be done, no, not possible!
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NOT POSSIBLE — what does it mean?
I love you (too)
“but what if you want to join another party?”
“not possible”
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NOT POSSIBLE — meaning
Refering to men or women that are of interest to the opposite sex. The person comes across amuseing, and could possibly be a potential mate. But until that is known, the person is referred to as a «possibilitie».
A woman walks into a bar and notices right away that there are many goodlooking men that she would be interested in. These men are called possibilities. They just might possibly have looks and a personality to offer, but thats to be determined.
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NOT POSSIBLE — definition
The most fucking complicated word ever. No one fully knows what it means. Someone once said to me ‘we could possibly go out’ the suspense killed me I felt like I was suffocating. In the end I was a no and because of the suspension I definitely handled it worse. Don’t keep people waiting it actually just enhances how shitty the result will be if it’s negative
Person1: “your favourite colour is green right?”
Person2:” possibly”
(Suspense)Person0987: “are you feeling better?”
Person13455:”possibly”
(Most probably a yes)ECT.
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NOT POSSIBLE — slang
Something that can be done or achieved.
— I heard that Micky Lindsay got laid last night.
-I don’t think that’s possible. He was with us trying to explain philosophy to sober people while drunk. It’s probably another false rumor.
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NOT POSSIBLE
Did you sleep with that minger last night?
Possibly.I might, possibly, have been massively wasted last night.
You wanna come smoke some tree?
Possibly.
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NOT POSSIBLE
Used by English teachers to say while one’s idea is complete nonsense it must be considered as an example of literary criticism.
Student: «I think Hamlet was tripping on Acid».
English Teacher: «Possibly»
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NOT POSSIBLE
an overused word by mark lee.
«i feel like the possibility of all those possibilities being possible is just another possibility that can possibly happen» said mork lee
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/ ˈpɒs ə bəl /
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that may or can be, exist, happen, be done, be used, etc.: a disease with no possible cure.
that may be true or may be the case, as something concerning which one has no knowledge to the contrary: It is possible that he has already gone.
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Origin of possible
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Latin possibilis “that may be done,” equivalent to poss(e) “to be able” (see posse) + -ibilis-ible
synonym study for possible
1. Possible, feasible, practicable refer to that which may come about or take place without prevention by serious obstacles. That which is possible is naturally able or even likely to happen, other circumstances being equal: Discovery of a new source of plutonium may be possible. Feasible refers to the ease with which something can be done and implies a high degree of desirability for doing it: This plan is the most feasible. Practicable applies to that which can be done with the means that are at hand and with conditions as they are: We ascended the slope as far as was practicable.
OTHER WORDS FROM possible
non·pos·si·ble, adjective
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH possible
possible , practicable, practical (see synonym study at the current entry)
Words nearby possible
possessive pronoun, possessory, posset, possibilism, possibility, possible, possible world, possibly, possibly extinct, possibly extinct in the wild, possie
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Words related to possible
achievable, available, conceivable, desirable, feasible, imaginable, potential, probable, viable, breeze, cinch, dependent, expedient, hopeful, hypothetical, pushover, setup, snap, welcome, accessible
How to use possible in a sentence
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It’s also possible to add new faces for the first time straight from the watch.
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This means that this seems far more just about grabbing as much information as possible.
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The Tubbs Fire, as it was called, shouldn’t have been possible.
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The headline was featured prominently in ads run by the Bry campaign, and the headline would not have been possible without Forged Footnote 15.
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Below, Bloomberg takes a look at possible successors to the current executives in charge of each major Apple division.
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The plan is to stretch it out as long as possible, then probably forget about it, and then suddenly remember it.
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Therefore, it is not possible for any F-35 schedule to include a video data link or infrared pointer at this point.
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When you see somebody who looks like you doing something you never thought you could do, then that thing becomes possible.
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Few reports of his mental illness discuss lead poisoning as a possible reason for his mental deterioration.
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And now to this list of New York pols who refuse to go away, it may be possible to add another name: Vito Fossella.
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This is a feature by means of which it is always possible to distinguish the Great Horsetail from any other species.
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In Spain he was regarded as the right arm of the ultra-clericals and a possible supporter of Carlism.
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As Perker said this, he looked towards the door, with an evident desire to render the leave-taking as brief as possible.
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And our views of poverty and social betterment, or what is possible and what is not, are still largely conditioned by it.
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It seems to be a true instinct which comes before education and makes education possible.
British Dictionary definitions for possible
adjective
capable of existing, taking place, or proving true without contravention of any natural law
capable of being achievedit is not possible to finish in three weeks
having potential or capabilities for favourable use or developmentthe idea is a possible money-spinner
that may or may not happen or have happened; feasible but less than probableit is possible that man will live on Mars
logic (of a statement, formula, etc) capable of being true under some interpretation, or in some circumstances. Usual symbol: Mp or ◇ p, where p is the given expression
noun
Word Origin for possible
C14: from Latin possibilis that may be, from posse to be able, have power
usage for possible
Although it is very common to talk about something being very possible or more possible, these uses are generally thought to be incorrect, since possible describes an absolute state, and therefore something can only be possible or not possible: it is very likely (not very possible) that he will resign; it has now become easier (not more possible) to obtain an entry visa
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see as far as possible; as soon as possible.
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