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Prospect

noun/pɹˈɑːspɛkt/
Definition
the possibility of future success
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/pɹˈɑːspɛkt/
🇬🇧British English
/pɹˈɒspɛkt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/pɹˈɒspɛkt/
2 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɑːspɛkt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe possibility of future success
“his prospects as a writer are excellent”
nounbelief about (or mental picture of) the future
nounsomeone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
nounthe visual percept of a region
“the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views”
nouna prediction of the course of a disease
verbsearch for something desirable
“prospect a job”
verbexplore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals
Word Forms
prospectverbsearch for something desirable
expectverbconsider obligatory; request and expect
viewverbsee or watch
scenicadjectiveused of locations; having beautiful natural scenery
panoramicadjectiveas from an altitude or distance
prognosticadjectiveof or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions
prospectnounthe possibility of future success
prospectornounsomeone who explores an area for mineral deposits
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Aussicht
die Möglichkeit eines zukünftigen Erfolgs
🇫🇷French
perspective
la possibilité d'un succès futur
🇪🇸Spanish
prospecto
la posibilidad de éxito futuro
🇮🇹Italian
prospettiva
la possibilità di successo futuro
🇳🇱Dutch
verwachting
de mogelijkheid van toekomstig succes
🇵🇹Portuguese
cliente potencial
a possibilidade de sucesso futuro
🇷🇺Russian
перспектива
возможность будущего успеха
India
🇮🇳Hindi
संभावना
भविष्य में सफलता की संभावना
🇧🇩Bengali
সম্ভাবনা
ভবিষ্যতের সাফল্যের সম্ভাবনা
🇮🇳Tamil
வாய்ப்பு
எதிர்கால வெற்றிக்கான வாய்ப்பு
🇮🇳Telugu
అవకాశం
భవిష్యత్ విజయానికి అవకాశం
🇮🇳Marathi
संभावना
भविष्यातील यशाची शक्यता
🇮🇳Gujarati
સંભાવના
ભવિષ્યમાં સફળતાની સંભાવના
🇮🇳Kannada
ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆ
ಭವಿಷ್ಯದ ಯಶಸ್ಸಿನ ಸಾಧ್ಯತೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പ്രതീക്ഷ
ഭാവിയിലെ വിജയത്തിൻ്റെ സാധ്യത
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸੰਭਾਵਨਾ
ਭਵਿੱਖ ਦੀ ਸਫਲਤਾ ਦੀ ਸੰਭਾਵਨਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
امکان
مستقبل کی کامیابی کا امکان
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
前景
未来成功的可能性
🇯🇵Japanese
見通し
将来の成功の可能性
🇰🇷Korean
전망
미래의 성공 가능성
🇻🇳Vietnamese
triển vọng
khả năng thành công trong tương lai
🇹🇭Thai
โอกาส
ความเป็นไปได้ของความสำเร็จในอนาคต
🇮🇩Indonesian
prospek
kemungkinan keberhasilan di masa depan
🇵🇭Filipino
inaasam-asam
ang posibilidad ng tagumpay sa hinaharap
🇲🇾Malay
prospek
kemungkinan kejayaan masa hadapan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
احتمال
إمكانية النجاح في المستقبل
🇮🇷Persian
چشم انداز
امکان موفقیت در آینده
🇹🇷Turkish
olasılık
gelecekteki başarı olasılığı
🇮🇱Hebrew
פרוספקט
אפשרות להצלחה עתידית
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'prospect'?
The primary meaning of 'prospect' is 'the possibility of future success'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'prospect' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'prospect' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'prospect' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'prospect' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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