Prospect Definition
prospect
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Etymology
Latin prospectus, past participle of prospicere, to look forward, from pro, before, forward + specere, spicere, to look, to see
Pronunciation
- (noun)
- (RP): /ˈprɒspɛkt/, /"prQspEkt/
- (US): präsʹpĕkt, /ˈprɑːspɛkt/, /"prA:spEkt/
- (verb) enPR: prə-spĕktʹ, IPA: /prəˈspɛkt/, SAMPA: /pr@"spEkt/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛkt
Noun
prospect (plural prospects)
- The potential things that may come to pass, often favorable.
- 1788 James Hutton, Theory of the earth, page 166:
- The result, therefore, of this physical inquiry is, that we find no vestige of a beginning,— no prospect of an end.
- 1788 James Hutton, Theory of the earth, page 166:
- (sports) Any player whose rights are owned by a professional team, but who has yet to play a game for said team.
- (music) The facade of an organ.
Verb
to prospect (third-person singular simple present prospects, present participle prospecting, simple past and past participle prospected)
- (intransitive) To search, as for gold.
Translations
to search as for gold
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