prospect

[ pros-pekt ]

/ ˈprɒs pɛkt /

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noun

Usually prospects.

an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc.
the outlook for the future: good business prospects.

anticipation; expectation; a looking forward.

something in view as a source of profit.

a potential or likely customer, client, etc.

a potential or likely candidate.

a view, especially of scenery; scene.

outlook or view over a region or in a particular direction.

a mental view or survey, as of a subject or situation.

Mining.

an apparent indication of ore or native metal.
a place giving such indications.
a mine working or excavation undertaken in a search for additional ore.

Archaic. sight; range of vision.

verb (used with object)

to search or explore (a region), as for gold.

to work (a mine or claim) experimentally in order to test its value.

verb (used without object)

to search or explore a region for gold or the like.

Idioms for prospect

in prospect, under consideration; expected; in view: He had no other alternative in prospect.

Origin of prospect

1400–50; late Middle English prospecte < Latin prōspectus outlook, view. See prospectus

SYNONYMS FOR prospect

6, 7 See view.

7, 8 perspective.

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OTHER WORDS FROM prospect

pros·pect·less, adjective pros·pec·tor

[pros-pek-ter, pruh-spek-ter] /ˈprɒs pɛk tər, prəˈspɛk tər/, noun non·pros·pect, noun un·der·pros·pect, noun

Words nearby prospect

prosopoplegia, prosopopoeia, prosoposchisis, prosopospasm, prosopyle, prospect, prospect heights, prospective, prospector, prospectus, prosper

Example sentences from the Web for prospects

Prospects for the president to confront Riyadh on human rights are low.

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Prospects for the presidency are tied to economic performance.

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Prospects for extending emergency unemployment insurance are better than they looked a few weeks ago.

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Prospects are quite a bit better for the selection of good leaders in organizations.

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Prospects are improved, of course, by the fact that about 20 percent of BYU students get married before they graduate.

The Mormon Athlete Sex Scandal |McKay Coppins |March 4, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
"Prospects are very different from actual money, and compared to her I'm a pauper," Derby answered.

The Title Market |Emily Post
"Your Prospects," as the subject of this chapter, does not mean your fondest hopes, or confident expectations.

Certain Success |Norval A. Hawkins
Prospects were bright, and hearts were light, just to drop into poetry.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 99, August 16, 1890 |Various
Prospects that appear to have no gold at all in them sometimes turn out very brightly, sir.

Mrs. Halliburton's Troubles |Mrs. Henry Wood
“California: its Characteristics and Prospects,” cited, 200.

The Life of Bret Harte |Henry Childs Merwin

British Dictionary definitions for prospects

prospect

noun (ˈprɒspɛkt)

(sometimes plural) a probability or chance for future success, esp as based on present work or aptitude a good job with prospects

a vision of the future; what is foreseen; expectation she was excited at the prospect of living in London; unemployment presents a grim prospect

a view or scene, esp one offering an extended outlook

a prospective buyer, project, etc

a survey or observation

mining

a known or likely deposit of ore
the location of a deposit of ore
a sample of ore for testing
the yield of mineral obtained from a sample of ore

verb (prəˈspɛkt)

(when intr, often foll by for) to explore (a region) for gold or other valuable minerals

(tr) to work (a mine) to discover its profitability

(intr often foll by for) to search (for)

Derived forms of prospect

prospectless, adjective

Word Origin for prospect

C15: from Latin prōspectus distant view, from prōspicere to look into the distance, from prō- forward + specere to look

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