prospect

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English

Etymology

From Latin prospectus, past participle of prospicere (“to look forward”), from pro (“before, forward”) + specere, spicere (“to look, to see”), equivalent to pro- +‎ -spect. Doublet of prospectus.

Pronunciation

• (noun)
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɒspɛkt/
  • (General American) enPR: präsʹpĕkt, IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɑspɛkt/
• (verb)
  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: prə-spĕktʹ, IPA^(key): /pɹəˈspɛkt/
  • (General American) enPR: präsʹpĕkt, IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɑspɛkt/
• Rhymes: -ɛkt
• Hyphenation: pros‧pect

Noun

prospect (plural prospects)

1. The region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook.
2. A picturesque or panoramic view; a landscape; hence, a sketch of a landscape.
3. A position affording a fine view; a lookout.
4. Relative position of the front of a building or other structure; face; relative aspect.
5. The act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation.
6. The potential things that may come to pass, often favorable.

   Synonym: outcome
7. A hope; a hopeful.
8. (sports) Any player whose rights are owned by a top-level professional team, but who has yet to play a game for said team.
9. (sales) A potential client or customer.
10. (music) The façade of an organ.

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Verb

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

1. (intransitive) To search, as for gold.
2. (geology, mining) To determine which minerals or metals are present in a location.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Prospekt.

Noun

prospect n (plural prospecte)

1. brochure

Declension