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- parts of speech:
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part of speech: |
noun |
pronunciation: |
pras
pekt
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definition 1: |
something that is expected or very likely to happen.
Going to college is an exciting prospect.The prospect of war made everyone afraid.- synonyms:
- anticipation, chance, expectation, outlook, possibility
- similar words:
- hope, idea, likelihood, notion, probability
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definition 2: |
a likelihood of success.
The prospects look good for the new store in town.- similar words:
- hope, outlook, promise
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definition 3: |
a possible customer or employee.
He is a good prospect for the job.- similar words:
- candidate, client, customer
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related words: |
anticipation, chance, fortune, opportunity, view |
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part of speech: |
verb |
pronunciation: |
pras
pekt
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inflections: |
prospects, prospecting, prospected |
definition: |
to search for precious minerals and metals.
Thousands of people prospected the rivers of California for gold in the 1850s.- similar words:
- explore, mine, search
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derivation: |
prospector (n.) |
The word prospect
contains the following parts:
pro-1
Latin
prefix
that means before, forward, forth
Example words:
procedure, proceed, proclaim, procrastinate, produce, profess, profound, profuse, progress, project, projectile, prominent, promise, promote, pronoun, propel, proposal, propose, proposition, prosecute, prospect, protect, protrude, proverb, provide, provoke
spect, spec, spic, spectro
Latin
root
that means to see, look, watch
Example words:
aspect, conspicuous, despise, expectation, inconspicuous, inspect, inspector, perspective, prospect, respect, respective, special, species, specific, specimen, spectacle, spectacular, spectator, spectrum, speculate, suspect, suspicious
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