English to English
prospect
('pr/A/sp/E/kt
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noun (n)
- the possibility of future success(noun.state)Example:
His prospects as a writer are excellent.
source: wordnet30 - belief about (or mental picture of) the future(noun.cognition)source: wordnet30
- someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)(noun.person)source: wordnet30
- a prediction of the course of a disease(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- That which is embraced by eye in vision; the region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- search for something desirable(verb.perception)Example:
Prospect a job.
source: wordnet30 - explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals(verb.cognition)source: wordnet30
- To look over; to explore or examine for something; as, to prospect a district for gold.(verb)source: webster1913
- To make a search; to seek; to explore, as for mines or the like; as, to prospect for gold.(verb)source: webster1913