■ noun
1》 the possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring.
↘a mental picture of a future or anticipated event.
↘( ~s ) chances or opportunities for success.
2》 a person regarded as a potential customer or as likely to be successful.
3》 an extensive view of landscape.
4》 a place likely to yield mineral deposits.
■ verb search for mineral deposits, especially by means of drilling and excavation.
Derivatives
~less adjective
~or noun
Origin
ME: from L. ~us 'view', from prospicere 'look forward'.