prospect

[US]/ˈprɒspekt/
[UK]/ˈprɑːspekt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. view, future possibilities; a promising candidate

vi. to explore, survey.

Phrases & Collocations

potential prospect

job prospect

bright prospect

future prospect

sales prospect

prospect for

market prospect

in prospect

prospect theory

in prospect of

Example Sentences

there was no prospect of a reconciliation.

enjoy the prospect with a telescope

The prospect is cheerful.

the formidable prospect of major surgery.

The prospect became more evident.

the assessment of the UK's economic prospects is downbeat.

the poor prospects for the steel industry.

a viewpoint commanding a magnificent prospect of the estuary.

the company is also prospecting for gold.

the responsibilities of salespeople to prospect for customers.

the prospects of an early end to the war receded.

he was the hot young piano prospect in jazz.

command a broad prospect of...

I see no prospect of his recovery.

dangle bright prospects before a person

the prospect of having to live alone

a beautiful prospect over the valley

The company's prospects look pretty bleak.

Real-world Examples

How do your job prospects look now?

Source: PBS Interview Social Series

You realise the Duke thinks Mary's prospects have altered?

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 1

And we are facing the prospect of a post-antibiotic world.

Source: PBS Health Interview Series

" It is not a prospect I relish either" .

Source: A Dance with Dragons: The Song of Ice and Fire (Bilingual Chinese-English)

A prospect that should brighten anyone's day.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American June 2020 Compilation

The first thing is to locate a likely prospect.

Source: The Economist - Technology

And I really believe Edmunds' is the better prospect.

Source: Interstellar Original Soundtrack

The prospects for rank and file approval seem slim.

Source: Listen to this 3 Advanced English Listening

Investors are still relatively optimistic about the company's prospects.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

I don't actually find that an especially attractive prospect.

Source: Yale University Open Course: Death (Audio Version)

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