noun
1 chance that sth will happen
ADJECTIVE
▪ realistic , reasonable
▪ immediate
VERB + PROSPECT
▪ have
▪ offer
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
Major developments are in ~ for the company.
▪ ~ of sth
▪
There is little ~ of any improvement in the weather.
2 idea of what may/will happen
ADJECTIVE
▪ attractive , exciting , intriguing
▪ bleak , daunting
▪ frightening , scary
VERB + PROSPECT
▪ be excited at , relish , welcome
▪
I don't relish the ~ of having to share an office.
▪ dread
▪ be faced with , face
▪ consider
▪ raise
3 prospects chances of being successful
ADJECTIVE
▪ bright , excellent , exciting , good
▪ limited , poor
▪ future , long-term
▪ development , economic , growth
▪ career , employment , job , promotion ( esp. BrE ) (usually prospects for promotion in AmE )
▪ election , electoral , re-election
▪ survival
VERB + PROSPECTS
▪ have
▪ offer (sb)
▪
This position offers excellent promotion ~s.
▪ boost , enhance , improve
▪
Getting the right qualifications will enhance your employment ~s.
▪ blight ( BrE ), damage , diminish , ruin , wreck
▪ assess , examine , review
PROSPECTS + VERB
▪ improve
PREPOSITION
▪ with ~s , without ~s
▪
At 25 he was an unemployed musician with no ~s.
▪ ~s for
▪
Long-term ~s for the economy have improved.
▪ ~s of
▪
Their ~s of employment look better than last year.
4 sb/sth likely to be successful
ADJECTIVE
▪ bright , hot , top
▪ new , young
▪
a list of the hot new ~s on the literary scene