prospect in English dictionary

  • prospect

    Meanings and definitions of "prospect"

    • The potential things that may come to pass, often favorable.
    • (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.
    • (intransitive) To search, as for gold.
    • noun
      The region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook.
    • noun
      A picturesque or panoramic view; a landscape; hence, a sketch of a landscape.
    • noun
      A position affording a fine view; a lookout.
    • noun
      Relative position of the front of a building or other structure; face; relative aspect.
    • noun
      The act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation.
    • noun
      The potential things that may come to pass, often favorable.
    • noun
      A hope; a hopeful.
    • noun
      (sports)
      Any player whose rights are owned by a top-level professional team, but who has yet to play a game for said team.
    • noun
      (music)
      The façade of an organ.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To search, as for gold.
    • verb
      (geology, mining)
      To determine which minerals or metals are present in a location.
    • potential things that may come to pass, usually favorable
    • to search as for gold
    • A potential customer.
    • (one’s) hopes
    • noun
      a prediction of the course of a disease
    • noun
      belief about (or mental picture of) the future
    • noun
      someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
    • noun
      the possibility of future success; "his prospects as a writer are excellent"
    • noun
      the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"
    • verb
      explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals
    • verb
      search for something desirable; "prospect a job"

    Synonyms of "prospect" in English dictionary

    look, belief, potential are the top synonyms of "prospect" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of prospect

    • prospect ( plural  prospects)
    • prospect ( third-person singular simple present prospects, present participle prospecting, simple past and past participle prospected)
    • prospect (plural prospects)
    • prospect (third-person singular simple present prospects, present participle prospecting, simple past and past participle prospected)
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