How to Pronounce "everything humanly possible"
expression
ˈɛvɹiˌθɪŋ/ /ˈhjumənɫi/ /ˈpɑsəbəɫ
EV-ree-thing HYOO-muhn-lee PAH-suh-buhl
ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ/ /hjˈuːmənli/ /pˈɒsəbəl
EV-ri-thing HYOO-muhn-lee POS-uh-buhl
Definition
This expression means doing all that any person could possibly do to achieve something, leaving nothing undone that a human could reasonably do.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɛvɹiˌθɪŋ/ /ˈhjumənɫi/ /ˈpɑsəbəɫ
British English
ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ/ /hjˈuːmənli/ /pˈɒsəbəl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
EV-ree-thing HYOO-muhn-lee PAH-suh-buhl
UK
EV-ri-thing HYOO-muhn-lee POS-uh-buhl
Listen in Context
The doctors did everything humanly possible to save her.
We tried everything humanly possible to fix the problem.
She did everything humanly possible to pass the exam.
Believe me, we've done everything humanly possible—there's just nothing more we can try.