prospect /prosˈpekt/ noun- An outlook
- A direction of facing
- A lookout or viewpoint (Milton)
- A wide view
- A view, sight, field of view
- A scene
- A pictorial representation
- A position for being observed (Shakespeare)
- A survey or mental view
- An outlook on the probable future
- An expectation
- (often pl) a chance of success or advancement
- A wide street (also with cap; also Russian Prospekt /prəs-pyektˈ/)
- A prospect-glass (obsolete)
- A probable customer (esp US)
- A person thought likely to succeed
- A place thought likely to yield a valuable mineral (mining)
- A sample, or a test, or the yield of a test of a sample from such a place
- A probable source of profit
intransitive verb /prəs-pektˈ/ - To look around (obsolete)
- /prəs-pektˈ or (N American) prosˈpekt/ to make a search, esp for chances of mining
- To promise or yield results to the prospector
transitive verb /-pektˈ/ - To face or view (obsolete)
- /-pektˈ or prosˈpekt/ to explore, search, survey or test for profitable minerals
ORIGIN: L prōspectus, from prōspicere, prōspectum, from prō- forward, and specere to look prospectˈing (or (N American) /prosˈ/) noun Searching a district for minerals with a view to further operations prospecˈtion noun - Looking to the future
- Foresight
prospecˈtive adjective - Probable or expected future
- Looking forward
- Yielding distant views
- Looking to the future
noun Prospect prospecˈtively adverb prospecˈtiveness noun prospectivˈity noun (geology) The potential of an area to yield valuable minerals prospecˈtor (or (N American) /prosˈ/) noun Someone who prospects for minerals prospecˈtus noun (pl prospecˈtuses) - The outline of any plan submitted for public approval, particularly of a literary work or of a joint-stock concern
- An account of the organization of a school, etc
prosˈpect-glass noun (obsolete or dialect) A telescope or field glass prospecˈtive-glass noun (obsolete) - A prospect-glass
- A scrying crystal for seeing future or faraway events
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