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prospective

[ pruh-spek-tiv ]

/ prəˈspɛk tɪv /

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adjective

of or in the future: prospective earnings.

potential, likely, or expected: a prospective partner.

Origin of prospective

From the Late Latin word prōspectīvus, dating back to 1580–90. See prospectus, -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM prospective

pro·spec·tive·ly, adverb pro·spec·tive·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH prospective

perspective prospective

Words nearby prospective

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Example sentences from the Web for prospective

Stacey Missmer, et al. “A Prospective Study of Dietary Fat Consumption and Endometriosis Risk.”

Can Food Make You Infertile? Foods to Eat and Avoid |Anneli Rufus |December 9, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
J.E. Chavarro, et al. “A Prospective Study of Dairy Foods Intake and Anovulatory Infertility.”

Can Food Make You Infertile? Foods to Eat and Avoid |Anneli Rufus |December 9, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Noll, Jennie G., et al. “Obesity Risk for Female Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Prospective Study.”

Will I Get Fat? 15 Signs You'll Gain Weight |Anneli Rufus |November 10, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Michael Leitzmann, et al. “A Prospective Study of Coffee Consumption and the Risk of Symptomatic Gallstone Disease in Men.”

Can Coffee Save Your Life? |Anneli Rufus |October 28, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

Prospective theme: The New Order in North Africa and the Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities.

The Buzz of Davos |David Kirkpatrick |January 27, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Prospective happiness is perhaps the only real happiness in the world.

Pearls of Thought |Maturin M. Ballou
Prospective Bride: "I am glad I decided to be married in a traveling dress—a wedding dress costs such a lot."

Jokes For All Occasions |Anonymous
Prospective readers, running their eyes over a printed page, object to the solid block formation of the descriptive passage.

Fanny Herself |Edna Ferber
Prospective author-producer, why not spend a deal of energy on the photoplay successors of the puppet-plays?

The Art Of The Moving Picture |Vachel Lindsay
Prospective parents should not at any time engage in anything that would be undesirable if reproduced in their children.

Self Knowledge and Guide to Sex Instruction |T. W. Shannon

British Dictionary definitions for prospective

prospective

/ (prəˈspɛktɪv) /

adjective

looking towards the future

(prenominal) anticipated or likely

Derived forms of prospective

prospectively, adverb