PROSPECT


Meaning of PROSPECT in English

(~ed)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

If there is some ~ of something happening, there is a possibility that it will happen.

Unfortunately, there is little ~ of seeing these big questions answered...

The ~s for peace in the country’s eight-year civil war are becoming brighter...

There is a real ~ that the bill will be defeated in parliament.

N-VAR: with supp, oft N of n/-ing

2.

A particular ~ is something that you expect or know is going to happen.

They now face the ~ of having to wear a cycling helmet by law...

N-SING: usu with supp, oft N of n/-ing

3.

Someone’s ~s are their chances of being successful, especially in their career.

I chose to work abroad to improve my career ~s.

N-PLURAL: usu supp N

4.

When people ~ for oil, gold, or some other valuable substance, they look for it in the ground or under the sea.

He had ~ed for minerals everywhere from the Gobi Desert to the Transvaal...

In fact, the oil companies are already ~ing not far from here.

VERB: V for n, V

~ing

He was involved in oil, zinc and lead ~ing.

N-UNCOUNT

~or (~ors)

The discovery of gold brought a flood of ~ors into the Territories.

N-COUNT

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