prospect

pros·pect  (prspkt)

n.

1. Something expected; a possibility.

2. prospects

a. Chances.

b. Financial expectations, especially of success.

3.

a. A potential customer, client, or purchaser.

b. A candidate deemed likely to succeed.

4. The direction in which an object, such as a building, faces; an outlook.

5. Something presented to the eye; a scene: a pleasant prospect.

6. The act of surveying or examining.

7.

a. The location or probable location of a mineral deposit.

b. An actual or probable mineral deposit.

c. The mineral yield obtained by working an ore.

v. pros·pect·ed, pros·pect·ing, pros·pects

v.tr.

To search for or explore (a region) for mineral deposits or oil.

v.intr.

To explore for mineral deposits or oil.

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[Middle English prospecte, from Latin prspectus, distant view, from past participle of prspicere, to look out : pr-, forward; see pro-¹ + specere, to look at; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]

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prospect

Noun

1. (pl) chances or opportunities for future success: a job with impossible workloads and poor career prospects

2. expectation, or something anticipated: she was terrified at the prospect of bringing up two babies on her own

3. Old-fashioned a view or scene: a prospect of spires, domes, and towers

Verb

(sometimes foll. by for)to search for gold or other valuable minerals [Latin prospectus distant view]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	prospect - the possibility of future success; "his prospects as a writer are excellent" chance potential, potentiality, potency - the inherent capacity for coming into being
	2.	prospect - belief about (or mental picture of) the future expectation, outlook belief - any cognitive content held as true promise, hope - grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover" foretaste - an early limited awareness of something yet to occur possibility - a future prospect or potential; "this room has great possibilities" anticipation, expectancy - something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development" misgiving, apprehension - painful expectation
	3.	prospect - someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.) candidate individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	4.	prospect - the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views" panorama, vista, view, aspect, scene visual percept, visual image - a percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual system background, ground - the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills" coast - the area within view; "the coast is clear" exposure - aspect resulting from the direction a building or window faces; "the studio had a northern exposure" foreground - the part of a scene that is near the viewer glimpse - a brief or incomplete view; "from the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake" middle distance - the part of a scene between the foreground and the background side view - a view from the side of something tableau - any dramatic scene
	5.	prospect - a prediction of the course of a disease medical prognosis, prognosis medical diagnosis - identification of a disease from its symptoms
Verb	1.	prospect - search for something desirable; "prospect a job" search, look - search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!"
	2.	prospect - explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals explore, research, search - inquire into; "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness"

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prospect

noun 1. likelihood, chance, possibility, plan, hope, promise, proposal, odds, expectation, probability, anticipation, presumption

2. idea, thought, outlook, contemplation

noun 3. view, perspective, landscape, scene, sight, vision, outlook, spectacle, panorama, vista

plural noun 4. possibilities, openings, chances, future, potential, expectations, outlook, scope

verb 5. look, search, seek, survey, explore, drill, go after, dowse

Translations

prospect n [ˈprɔspɛkt]

vb [prəˈspɛkt]

n (= chance) → posibilidad f (= outlook); perspectiva (= hope); esperanza

vt → explorar

vi → buscar;

prospects npl (for work etc) → perspectivas fpl;

to be faced with the prospect of → tener que enfrentarse a la posibilidad de que ...;

we were faced with the prospect of leaving early → se nos planteó la posibilidad de marcharnos pronto;

there is every prospect of an early victory → hay buenas perspectivas de una pronta victoria

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prospect n [ˈprɔspɛkt] → perspective f (= hope); espoir m, chances fpl

vt, vi [prəˈspɛkt] → prospecter;

prospects npl (for work etc) → possibilités fpl d'avenir, débouchés mpl;

we are faced with the prospect of leaving → nous risquons de devoir partir;

there is every prospect of an early victory → tout laisse prévoir une victoire rapide

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prospect n [ˈprɔspɛkt]

vi [prəˈspɛkt]

n → Aussicht f

vi to prospect (for) → suchen (nach);

prospects npl (for work etc) → Aussichten pl, Chancen pl;

we are faced with the prospect of higher unemployment → wir müssen mit der Möglichkeit rechnen, dass die Arbeitslosigkeit steigt

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prospect n [ˈprɔspɛkt] → prospettiva (= hope); speranza

vb [prəˈspɛkt]

vt → esplorare

vi to prospect for gold → cercare l'oro;

there is every prospect of an early victory → tutto lascia prevedere una rapida vittoria see also prospects