Prospect - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.) (syn: candidate)
- the visual percept of a region (syn: aspect, panorama, scene, view, vista)
- a prediction of the course of a disease (syn: prognosis)
verb
Extra examples
She is excited by the prospect of returning to school.
Bankruptcy is an unlikely prospect for the company.
There was no prospect that the two parties would reach an agreement anytime soon.
We haven't decided which car to buy yet. We're still looking at a few prospects.
...soon all manner of people had arrived in the valley to prospect it for gold...
There is not much prospect of any improvement in the weather.
I had no job, no education, and no prospects.
He was careless about his personal prospects.
Oil companies spend much of their profit in prospecting for oil.
I see no prospect of things improving here.
There is every prospect (=a strong possibility) of the weather remaining dry this week.
There are good prospects for growth in the retail sector.
There's a real prospect that England will not qualify for the World Cup.
The prospect of marriage terrified Alice.
Greeks face the prospect of new general elections next month.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: prospect
he/she/it: prospects
present participle: prospecting
past tense: prospected
past participle: prospected
singular: prospect
plural: prospects
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