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Prospect (noun)
The region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook.
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Prospect (noun)
A picturesque or panoramic view; a landscape; hence, a sketch of a landscape.
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Prospect (noun)
A position affording a fine view; a lookout.
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Prospect (noun)
Relative position of the front of a building or other structure; face; relative aspect.
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Prospect (noun)
The act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation.
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Prospect (noun)
The potential things that may come to pass, often favorable.
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Prospect (noun)
A hope; a hopeful.
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Prospect (noun)
Any player whose rights are owned by a top-level professional team, but who has yet to play a game for said team.
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Prospect (noun)
The façade of an organ.
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Prospect (verb)
To search, as for gold.
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Prospect (verb)
To determine which minerals or metals are present in a location.
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Prospective (adjective)
Likely or expected to happen or become.
“Prospective students are those who have already applied to the university, but have yet to be admitted.”
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Prospective (adjective)
Anticipated in the near or far future.
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Prospective (adjective)
Of or relating to a prospect; furnishing a prospect.
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Prospective (adjective)
Looking forward in time; acting with foresight.
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Prospective (adjective)
A study that starts with the present situation and follows participants into the future
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Prospective (adjective)
Indicating grammatically an activity about to begin.
“What some other languages convey with prospective aspect, English conveys with expressions like going to drive the car home”.”
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Prospective (noun)
The scene before or around, in time or in space; view; prospect.
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Prospective (noun)
A perspective glass.
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Prospective (noun)
A prospective (potential) member, student, employee, date, partner, etc.
“Would you like to show the prospective around?”
“I’m meeting the prospectives at 3.”
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Prospect (noun)
the possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring
“some training which offered a prospect of continuous employment”
“there was no prospect of a reconciliation”
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Prospect (noun)
a mental picture of a future or anticipated event
“this presents a disturbing prospect of one-party government”
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Prospect (noun)
chances or opportunities for success or wealth
“the poor prospects for the steel industry”
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Prospect (noun)
a person regarded as likely to succeed or as a potential customer, client, etc.
“Norwich’s unbeaten heavyweight prospect”
“clients deemed likely prospects for active party membership”
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Prospect (noun)
a place likely to yield mineral deposits
“additional exploration prospects have been identified in this area”
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Prospect (noun)
an extensive view of landscape
“a viewpoint commanding a magnificent prospect of the estuary”
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Prospect (verb)
search for mineral deposits, especially by drilling and excavation
“the company is also prospecting for gold”
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Prospect (verb)
search for; seek
“many charities are prospecting for new donors”
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Prospective (adjective)
expected or expecting to be the specified thing in the future
“she showed a prospective buyer around the house”
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Prospective (adjective)
likely to happen at a future date
“a meeting to discuss prospective changes in government legislation”