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What (who) is prospect - definition
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Prospect
·v A position affording a fine view; a lookout.
II. Prospect ·v Relative position of the front of a building or other structure; face; relative aspect.
III. Prospect ·v The act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation; as, a prospect of the future state.
IV. Prospect ·vt To look over; to explore or examine for something; as, to prospect a district for gold.
V. Prospect ·v Especially, a picturesque or widely extended view; a landscape; hence, a sketch of a landscape.
VI. Prospect ·v That which is embraced by eye in vision; the region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook.
VII. Prospect ·vi To make a search; to Seek; to explore, as for mines or the like; as, to prospect for gold.
VIII. Prospect ·v That which is hoped for; ground for hope or expectation; expectation; probable result; as, the prospect of success.
prospect
¦ noun
1. the possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring.
a mental picture of a future or anticipated event.
(prospects) chances or opportunities for success.
2. a person regarded as a potential customer or as likely to be successful.
3. an extensive view of landscape.
4. a place likely to yield mineral deposits.
¦ verb search for mineral deposits, especially by means of drilling and excavation.
Derivatives
prospectless adjective
prospector noun
Origin
ME: from L. prospectus 'view', from prospicere 'look forward'.
prospect
I
n.
anticipated outcome
a bleak, grim; inviting; rosy prospect
II
v. (D; intr.) to prospect for (to prospect for gold)
Examples of use of prospect
1. From the beginning, the prospect of Prospect for the family could not have been worse.
2. Turnaround prospect GM shares rebounded 1% to close at 30.73 on the prospect for a turnaround in the automaker‘s performance.
3. There is no prospect now, as there was no prospect then, of a woman becoming the Labour leader.
4. But a harsh prospect overshadowed its restoration.
5. George describes this as a "horrendous" prospect.