prospect
/ˈprɒspɛkt/US /ˈprɑspɛkt/prospect
NOUNDefinition of prospect
A prospect is what you think will happen in the future.
Example: There's a good prospect of this building being converted into a school.
Your prospects are your chances of moving forward in your job or in your life.
Example: So I would congratulate her on her good prospects as a teacher.
A prospect is somebody that think will do well in the future.
Example: At 18, she is one of Britain's best prospects for an Olympic medal in Barcelona this summer.
A prospect is somebody who might be a customer or worker in the future.
Example: Your best prospects are your previous customers.
If you prospect for something valuable, such as gold or oil, you search an area for it.
Example: Anglo-United was not the only company prospecting for gold in the early eighties.
prospect
EXAMPLESExamples of prospect
There's a good prospect of this building being converted into a school.
Example sentenceImmigrants face the prospect of having to accept unskilled jobs at lower wages.
Example sentenceSo I would congratulate her on her good prospects as a teacher.
Example sentenceA new place offered some prospect of new beginnings.
Example sentenceAt 18, she is one of Britain's best prospects for an Olympic medal in Barcelona this summer.
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