What does prospect mean?

prospect means "the possibility of future success". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in prospect?

prospect has 2 syllables: pro-spect. The stress falls on "pro". In IPA it is /ˈpɹɑspɛkt/.

What is another word for prospect?

Close synonyms include chance, expectation, outlook, candidate, view. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is prospect a common word?

prospect is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

prospect — meaning, pronunciation and 7 definitions

noun

5 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
the possibility of future success
“his prospects as a writer are excellent”
Synonymschance
Broaderpotential
2.
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
Synonymsexpectation outlook
Broaderbelief
Narrowerpromise foretaste possibility anticipation apprehension
3.
someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
Synonymscandidate
Broaderperson
4.
the visual percept of a region
“the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views”
Synonymsview aspect scene vista panorama
Broadervisual percept
Narrowerbackground coast exposure foreground glimpse middle distance side view tableau
5.
a prediction of the course of a disease
Synonymsprognosis medical prognosis
Broadermedical diagnosis

verb

2 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
search for something desirable
“prospect a job”
Broadersearch
2.
explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals
Broaderresearch

Other forms of prospect

plural: prospects·
past tense: prospected·
present participle: prospecting·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about prospect

What does prospect mean?: prospect means "the possibility of future success". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in prospect?: prospect has 2 syllables: pro-spect. The stress falls on "pro". In IPA it is /ˈpɹɑspɛkt/.
What is another word for prospect?: Close synonyms include chance, expectation, outlook, candidate, view. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is prospect a common word?: prospect is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for prospect come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

noun

5 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
the possibility of future success
“his prospects as a writer are excellent”
Synonymschance
Broaderpotential
2.
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
Synonymsexpectation outlook
Broaderbelief
Narrowerpromise foretaste possibility anticipation apprehension
3.
someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
Synonymscandidate
Broaderperson
4.
the visual percept of a region
“the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views”
Synonymsview aspect scene vista panorama
Broadervisual percept
Narrowerbackground coast exposure foreground glimpse middle distance side view tableau
5.
a prediction of the course of a disease
Synonymsprognosis medical prognosis
Broadermedical diagnosis

verb

2 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
search for something desirable
“prospect a job”
Broadersearch
2.
explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals
Broaderresearch

Other forms of prospect

plural: prospects·
past tense: prospected·
present participle: prospecting·

Questions about prospect

What does prospect mean?: prospect means "the possibility of future success". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in prospect?: prospect has 2 syllables: pro-spect. The stress falls on "pro". In IPA it is /ˈpɹɑspɛkt/.
What is another word for prospect?: Close synonyms include chance, expectation, outlook, candidate, view. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is prospect a common word?: prospect is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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