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Definition of prospect in English: prospectnoun ˈprɒspɛktˈprɑˌspɛkt 1mass noun The possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring. there was no prospect of a reconciliation count noun some training which offered a prospect of continuous employment Example sentencesExamples - It painted a rather gloomy view of the employment prospects of current final-year students.
- From the point of view of the countryside and farming the prospect was difficult to assess.
- The prospect of a park road sparked alarm when town redevelopment plans were unveiled last October.
- Sadly, the reverse prospect is more likely: that the cuts will remove better teachers from the system and leave it predominantly populated by the ineffective ones.
- Maybe the prospect of the landscape turning into a tourist facility will force a political change in the end.
- Such is the scepticism with which many view the prospect.
- For potential investors, the prospect of enjoying cheap beer is far more appealing.
- This time last year investors were happy to lay down a big deposit for the prospect of growth years down the track.
- Faced with the prospects of losing customers, they will have to provide quality and low-cost power to survive.
- Other workers will view the prospect with horror.
- And as the chuckles subsided, they pondered over the prospect of their city yielding to the concrete bustle and losing its green sheen.
- The very fact that information will be collected focuses the mind, but the additional prospect of publication undoubtedly stimulates better performance.
- It was thought that large, centralised institutions were needed to stand between the public and the prospect of market failure.
- More than 100 residents evacuated from Edinburgh's Old Town area faced the prospect of spending a second night in emergency accommodation.
- That is how Mr Smith himself put it, although I do not doubt that he did his best to form a view as to the prospects of success in the action.
- What is most worrying for many potential buyers is the prospect of taking on a massive mortgage and becoming trapped by a mountain of debt should anything go wrong.
- The company is exploring the prospect of making machine-made pots to meet the demand.
- Not since the Civil War has this nation faced the prospect of seeing its cities and countryside turned into war zones.
- It is not a prospect which he anticipates with much enthusiasm.
- Of course there are moments where you are lulled temporarily into a false sensation of hope at the prospect of viewing a quality film.
Synonyms likelihood, hope, expectation, anticipation, (good/poor) chance, chances, odds, probability, possibility, likeliness, promise, lookout dream fear, danger, hazard coming soon, on the way, in the pipeline, likely to happen, to come, coming up, at hand, close/near at hand, near, imminent, in the offing, in view, in store, on the horizon, in the wings, just around the corner, in the air, in the wind, brewing, upcoming, forthcoming, impending, approaching informal on the cards - 1.1in singular A mental picture of a future or anticipated event.
this presents a disturbing prospect of one-party government Example sentencesExamples - Neither of them are out yet, but I'm both excited and slightly disturbed by the prospect of their arrival.
- But the reality is that women face a multitude of problems when deciding if and when to have a family, despite the prospect of a childless future glaring at them from newspaper headlines.
- A terrifying and very likely true prospect had fallen upon him.
- Information technology is currently doing much to change our perceptions, and space technology holds out a prospect of infinite exploration.
- It dreads the prospect of a future where more and more wagering ends up with non-fee paying operators ‘leeching’ off racing.
- The prospect of playing county finals yet again in the month of November, and perhaps even in December, seems to be staring us starkly in the face yet again this year.
- Suddenly however, you are faced with the prospect of a new future.
- But as the boy reached the age of maturity and the boyhood locks were shorn from his head, she balked at the prospect of yielding the throne to this half-royal heir.
- Are they less happy with the prospect of a future in an affluent and peaceful place, like France, than they are in the United Kingdom?
- And the deal seemed to give the firm a reasonable prospect of future commercial success.
- It was quite exceptional because it was the first time a technology company was able to go public so early with only the prospect of future profits.
- For example, it would clearly be unsatisfactory if the prospect of some future challenge caused public development schemes to be suspended or delayed on a prolonged basis.
- To look at, the prospect is disturbing yet most intriguing.
- No-one, as the clubs' campaign managers are doubtless aware, wants to be accused of disloyalty at a time when the prospect of a stable future and a better team is dangled before them.
- More care taken might have procured me his sole company, but as it was I had to settle for sharing the evening with his date - a prospect I viewed with distinctly mixed feelings.
- For a quiet, level-headed lad, who is usually so composed and unflappable on the pitch, the prospect is one that exhilarates.
- It was, though, only when our tutor allowed himself a little self-satisfied smile at the prospect of the future triumph of behaviourism that he felt sufficiently moved to speak.
- Escalating fuel surcharges on airline tickets have added to the uncertainty, raising the prospect of future rises in fares.
- Every year we respond to numerous phone calls from residents disturbed at the prospect of more loss of koala habitat in their neighbourhood.
- He said this with no indication of outrage or regret; he didn't rail against the prospect of a posthuman future; he expressed no aversion to life as a pet.
Synonyms vision, thought, idea, contemplation task, undertaking - 1.2prospects Chances or opportunities for success or wealth.
the poor prospects for the steel industry Example sentencesExamples - Are you prepared to take a view of the prospects of a business?
- That paragraph has all the hallmarks of the lawyer's craft in playing a card which he or she conceives to strengthen the client's prospects of winning the game.
- With poor mineral resources, its prospects as an independent, viable country were secured by the invention of refrigeration.
- And she knows the film's box-office prospects are likely to be modest by Hollywood standards.
- What both discourses have in common is a mechanical view of our economic prospects.
- The two have duelled for domination in central Europe, seeking to capitalise on strong growth prospects and European Union entry from next year.
- In many cases, an alternative to a representational model will offer the best prospects for success.
- The finality of death of a young man with glowing prospects for success is a shattering blow indeed.
- Food-for-work schemes have helped some communities to begin the recovery, while the introduction of soil conservation techniques has improved farming prospects in the region.
- On this basis, the prospects of the applicant succeeding in the challenge to his conviction appear to us be very slim.
- By aligning the owners' aspirations with those of their emerging management team, the prospects of future success are greatly increased.
- Their economic importance is also moderate, but given their population sizes and growth prospects, the economic potential of the applicants is substantial.
- If the latter is true, there is a chance that new management or new business conditions will prompt a turnaround in prospects and give strong positive returns.
- As academics, doctors, engineers, and small business owners, they had stronger financial prospects in their adopted country.
- The differences are obtained concerning the traits more indirectly related to material prospects of a potential mate, and to his readiness to share resources as well.
- The last few days showed that the national capital market has good prospects.
- Like a venture-capital firm, it sizes up a client's prospects diligently before providing help.
- We will point to the properties on offer, assess the long-term prospects and highlight potential pitfalls.
- The current mix of economic and political upheaval has had a profound and disturbing impact on future prospects in the region.
- They decided to call in an independent expert to investigate the prospects of the deposit.
Synonyms possibilities, potential, promise, expectations, outlook, future, scope
2A person regarded as likely to succeed or as a potential customer, client, etc. Norwich's unbeaten heavyweight prospect clients deemed likely prospects for active party membership Example sentencesExamples - ‘As such, make sure that you collect e-mail addresses from your clients and your prospects,’ she advises.
- And, of course, there is the benefit of having a high volume of customers year round, with the potential of a lot of the hangers reaching potential prospects.
- We use technologies to slice up insurance industry data and deliver it in interactive graphical format to clients and prospects.
- Your main objective in following up with a phone call or visit is to get clients and prospects to talk.
- Proper attention to detail increases your chances of leaving a wonderful impression that turns prospects into customers and keeps them coming back for more.
- More than 30 representatives participated in joint calls with prospects and existing clients.
- Our training assists professionals in recognizing what their prospects and clients consider to be rude.
- Around the time, many small business prospects, customers and clients will dwell on cost.
- Clients want to show off their logo to customers and prospects to remind them of the quality and care the company brings to the business.
- The goal here is to work with customers and prospects in a way that demonstrates you are integrating and presenting information in their best interests.
- The two largest potential groups of likely prospects for the certificate program include law enforcement officers and nurses.
- Another excellent technique is listening to senior sales staff speak to prospects and clients.
- When your firm earns a spot in a specific or general top 100 list, promote the fact to all of the media and more importantly to your customers / prospects.
- The idea would be that a company links to its customers and potential prospects.
- Let someone use your office for meeting a client or a prospect.
- This will allow you to focus on hot prospects while testing your marketing message.
- And then there are other people who are good presenters and communicators with clients and prospects.
- The shows are very festive with invitations going out to clients and prospects all over Japan.
- Insight on all of these issues and more can demonstrate to clients and prospects how your agency brain ticks.
- Rivals ranks all levels of prospects by state, position and region and keeps track of commitments received by each school.
Synonyms candidate, possibility informal catch - 2.1 A place likely to yield mineral deposits.
additional exploration prospects have been identified in this area Example sentencesExamples - It also has several exploration prospects near existing fields.
- He said Government was doing the mapping exercise as a basic way of exploring minerals at various mining prospects.
- These days, there are fewer places to drill, and the best exploration prospects take more capital to tap.
3An extensive view of landscape. a viewpoint commanding a magnificent prospect of the estuary Example sentencesExamples - One of the problems of such a site, however magnificent its prospects, is the Meltemi, the prevailing north-east summer wind of the Aegean.
- The other two views take in turn prospects from the east and the west which are altogether more familiar to us.
- In La Puce, the topographical prospects, or views, include the female body as well as the city.
- Certain vantages are more than the means of visual control and possession of the land viewed; they themselves become desirable for their commanding prospects.
Synonyms view, vista, outlook, perspective, panorama, aspect, scene scenery, sweep, landscape, seascape, townscape, cityscape, surroundings picture, spectacle, sight archaic lookout
verb prəˈspɛktˈprɑˌspɛkt [no object]1Search for mineral deposits, especially by drilling and excavation. the company is also prospecting for gold Example sentencesExamples - The earliest talks on an oil prospecting and extraction agreement between Bulgaria and Libya were held in 1979.
- Surveyors, prospecting for a new railway line between Hamley and Ashcombe, discover Dunster's body and an incriminating knife belonging to Dixon.
- He later flew in New Guinea, where he established an airline, prospected for oil, and ran a pearling boat.
- Males that had been reared at site A suffered fewer attacks when prospecting at site A than birds originating from other areas.
- The measure seeks to transfer the control of mineral rights to the state, and requires companies to apply to the ministry for prospecting and mining rights.
- On the other hand, imagine how a middle manager in an oil company would respond to emailers complaining about how the company was prospecting for oil and marketing itself.
- The Rockies are home to several campgrounds, ghost towns, gold prospecting sites, and national parks.
- Therefore, significant material and human resources were pressed into gold prospecting and mining.
- Around the same time, the price of gold rose and Hawk took up gold prospecting, living in tents and mining shacks from the southwest to Alaska.
- Diamond drilling bits were used in prospecting, and thermal ore processing allowed winter panning in placer mines.
- The 1995 expedition revisited classic localities, such as Shakh-Shakh, and prospected several new areas.
- The Siniktarvik Hotel, which also houses one of the few restaurants in the community, has already seen an impact from prospecting.
- Without the community's consent it would ‘be very difficult to proceed’ with prospecting or mining.
- The argument that the Russians are successfully prospecting for oil in unlikely places is dubious at best.
- None the less, oil prospecting went ahead.
- Almost every NBA team has one or more people prospecting in the statistical mine, and many NFL teams do, too.
- He returned occasionally to South Australia but eventually went back to the west, surveying and prospecting.
- Colin takes tours for gold prospecting in this area.
- Following graduation, in 1925, he earned a degree in geological engineering from the Colorado School of Mines in 1929 and then prospected for gold in northern California before returning to New York.
Synonyms inspect, survey, make a survey of, explore, search, scout, reconnoitre, examine, check out search, look, seek, hunt, go after, dowse - 1.1prospect for Search for; seek.
many charities are prospecting for new donors Example sentencesExamples - The birds prospecting for nesting sites were most attracted to areas where other birds had large broods of robust infants.
Derivatives adjective The refugee youth I worked with are incredible: resilient and able to cope with a prospectless and threatening future much better than I think I ever could. Example sentencesExamples - This is particularly true in some slow and apparently prospectless continuations.
- These positions are prospectless for Black in terms of winning chances.
noun prəˈspɛktə A crack shot, skilled horseman, soldier, prospector, freighter and surveyor, he blazed a colourful trail across Alberta before the province was officially born. Example sentencesExamples - Puerto Jimenez, the peninsula's capital, was until very recently an illegal gold town, set up by prospectors needing supplies to explore the untouched jungle interiors.
- In 1890 more than 30,000 prospectors made the hazardous journey up the Chikoot Trail in a bid to claim their stake in more than $250 million worth of gold.
- They will continue to delight collectors, prospectors, museum visitors, and others who marvel at the occurrence of so much gold, in one place, at one time!
- Then in the 1860s mineral prospectors and railroad surveyors began to disturb them.
Origin Late Middle English (as a noun denoting the action of looking towards a distant object): from Latin prospectus 'view', from prospicere 'look forward', from pro- 'forward' + specere 'to look'. Early use, referring to a view of landscape, gave rise to the meaning 'mental picture' (mid 16th century), whence 'anticipated event'. Rhymes affect, bisect, bull-necked, collect, confect, connect, correct, defect, deflect, deject, detect, direct, effect, eject, elect, erect, expect, infect, inflect, inject, inspect, interconnect, interject, intersect, misdirect, neglect, object, perfect, project, protect, reflect, reject, respect, resurrect, sect, select, subject, suspect, transect, unchecked, Utrecht Definition of prospect in US English: prospectnounˈprɑˌspɛktˈpräˌspekt 1The possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring. there was no prospect of a reconciliation training that offered a prospect of continuous employment Example sentencesExamples - And as the chuckles subsided, they pondered over the prospect of their city yielding to the concrete bustle and losing its green sheen.
- Such is the scepticism with which many view the prospect.
- What is most worrying for many potential buyers is the prospect of taking on a massive mortgage and becoming trapped by a mountain of debt should anything go wrong.
- Other workers will view the prospect with horror.
- Of course there are moments where you are lulled temporarily into a false sensation of hope at the prospect of viewing a quality film.
- It painted a rather gloomy view of the employment prospects of current final-year students.
- The prospect of a park road sparked alarm when town redevelopment plans were unveiled last October.
- The company is exploring the prospect of making machine-made pots to meet the demand.
- It is not a prospect which he anticipates with much enthusiasm.
- It was thought that large, centralised institutions were needed to stand between the public and the prospect of market failure.
- Not since the Civil War has this nation faced the prospect of seeing its cities and countryside turned into war zones.
- This time last year investors were happy to lay down a big deposit for the prospect of growth years down the track.
- More than 100 residents evacuated from Edinburgh's Old Town area faced the prospect of spending a second night in emergency accommodation.
- For potential investors, the prospect of enjoying cheap beer is far more appealing.
- From the point of view of the countryside and farming the prospect was difficult to assess.
- The very fact that information will be collected focuses the mind, but the additional prospect of publication undoubtedly stimulates better performance.
- Sadly, the reverse prospect is more likely: that the cuts will remove better teachers from the system and leave it predominantly populated by the ineffective ones.
- Faced with the prospects of losing customers, they will have to provide quality and low-cost power to survive.
- That is how Mr Smith himself put it, although I do not doubt that he did his best to form a view as to the prospects of success in the action.
- Maybe the prospect of the landscape turning into a tourist facility will force a political change in the end.
Synonyms likelihood, hope, expectation, anticipation, chance, good chance, poor chance, chances, odds, probability, possibility, likeliness, promise, lookout coming soon, on the way, in the pipeline, likely to happen, to come, coming up, at hand, close at hand, near at hand, near, imminent, in the offing, in view, in store, on the horizon, in the wings, just around the corner, in the air, in the wind, brewing, upcoming, forthcoming, impending, approaching - 1.1in singular A mental picture of a future or anticipated event.
this presents a disturbing prospect of one-party government Example sentencesExamples - It dreads the prospect of a future where more and more wagering ends up with non-fee paying operators ‘leeching’ off racing.
- It was, though, only when our tutor allowed himself a little self-satisfied smile at the prospect of the future triumph of behaviourism that he felt sufficiently moved to speak.
- A terrifying and very likely true prospect had fallen upon him.
- But as the boy reached the age of maturity and the boyhood locks were shorn from his head, she balked at the prospect of yielding the throne to this half-royal heir.
- Suddenly however, you are faced with the prospect of a new future.
- For example, it would clearly be unsatisfactory if the prospect of some future challenge caused public development schemes to be suspended or delayed on a prolonged basis.
- Neither of them are out yet, but I'm both excited and slightly disturbed by the prospect of their arrival.
- Every year we respond to numerous phone calls from residents disturbed at the prospect of more loss of koala habitat in their neighbourhood.
- To look at, the prospect is disturbing yet most intriguing.
- No-one, as the clubs' campaign managers are doubtless aware, wants to be accused of disloyalty at a time when the prospect of a stable future and a better team is dangled before them.
- He said this with no indication of outrage or regret; he didn't rail against the prospect of a posthuman future; he expressed no aversion to life as a pet.
- Information technology is currently doing much to change our perceptions, and space technology holds out a prospect of infinite exploration.
- And the deal seemed to give the firm a reasonable prospect of future commercial success.
- The prospect of playing county finals yet again in the month of November, and perhaps even in December, seems to be staring us starkly in the face yet again this year.
- Escalating fuel surcharges on airline tickets have added to the uncertainty, raising the prospect of future rises in fares.
- Are they less happy with the prospect of a future in an affluent and peaceful place, like France, than they are in the United Kingdom?
- It was quite exceptional because it was the first time a technology company was able to go public so early with only the prospect of future profits.
- More care taken might have procured me his sole company, but as it was I had to settle for sharing the evening with his date - a prospect I viewed with distinctly mixed feelings.
- For a quiet, level-headed lad, who is usually so composed and unflappable on the pitch, the prospect is one that exhilarates.
- But the reality is that women face a multitude of problems when deciding if and when to have a family, despite the prospect of a childless future glaring at them from newspaper headlines.
Synonyms vision, thought, idea, contemplation - 1.2usually prospects Chances or opportunities for success or wealth.
the poor prospects for the steel industry Example sentencesExamples - Like a venture-capital firm, it sizes up a client's prospects diligently before providing help.
- The last few days showed that the national capital market has good prospects.
- They decided to call in an independent expert to investigate the prospects of the deposit.
- In many cases, an alternative to a representational model will offer the best prospects for success.
- With poor mineral resources, its prospects as an independent, viable country were secured by the invention of refrigeration.
- The finality of death of a young man with glowing prospects for success is a shattering blow indeed.
- The current mix of economic and political upheaval has had a profound and disturbing impact on future prospects in the region.
- On this basis, the prospects of the applicant succeeding in the challenge to his conviction appear to us be very slim.
- Are you prepared to take a view of the prospects of a business?
- The two have duelled for domination in central Europe, seeking to capitalise on strong growth prospects and European Union entry from next year.
- By aligning the owners' aspirations with those of their emerging management team, the prospects of future success are greatly increased.
- That paragraph has all the hallmarks of the lawyer's craft in playing a card which he or she conceives to strengthen the client's prospects of winning the game.
- What both discourses have in common is a mechanical view of our economic prospects.
- We will point to the properties on offer, assess the long-term prospects and highlight potential pitfalls.
- Food-for-work schemes have helped some communities to begin the recovery, while the introduction of soil conservation techniques has improved farming prospects in the region.
- As academics, doctors, engineers, and small business owners, they had stronger financial prospects in their adopted country.
- Their economic importance is also moderate, but given their population sizes and growth prospects, the economic potential of the applicants is substantial.
- The differences are obtained concerning the traits more indirectly related to material prospects of a potential mate, and to his readiness to share resources as well.
- And she knows the film's box-office prospects are likely to be modest by Hollywood standards.
- If the latter is true, there is a chance that new management or new business conditions will prompt a turnaround in prospects and give strong positive returns.
Synonyms possibilities, potential, promise, expectations, outlook, future, scope
2A person regarded as likely to succeed or as a potential customer, client, etc. clients deemed likely prospects for active party membership a great young pitching prospect Example sentencesExamples - And then there are other people who are good presenters and communicators with clients and prospects.
- Our training assists professionals in recognizing what their prospects and clients consider to be rude.
- The goal here is to work with customers and prospects in a way that demonstrates you are integrating and presenting information in their best interests.
- ‘As such, make sure that you collect e-mail addresses from your clients and your prospects,’ she advises.
- The idea would be that a company links to its customers and potential prospects.
- Rivals ranks all levels of prospects by state, position and region and keeps track of commitments received by each school.
- Another excellent technique is listening to senior sales staff speak to prospects and clients.
- The shows are very festive with invitations going out to clients and prospects all over Japan.
- Around the time, many small business prospects, customers and clients will dwell on cost.
- When your firm earns a spot in a specific or general top 100 list, promote the fact to all of the media and more importantly to your customers / prospects.
- Proper attention to detail increases your chances of leaving a wonderful impression that turns prospects into customers and keeps them coming back for more.
- Insight on all of these issues and more can demonstrate to clients and prospects how your agency brain ticks.
- More than 30 representatives participated in joint calls with prospects and existing clients.
- Clients want to show off their logo to customers and prospects to remind them of the quality and care the company brings to the business.
- We use technologies to slice up insurance industry data and deliver it in interactive graphical format to clients and prospects.
- Let someone use your office for meeting a client or a prospect.
- The two largest potential groups of likely prospects for the certificate program include law enforcement officers and nurses.
- Your main objective in following up with a phone call or visit is to get clients and prospects to talk.
- This will allow you to focus on hot prospects while testing your marketing message.
- And, of course, there is the benefit of having a high volume of customers year round, with the potential of a lot of the hangers reaching potential prospects.
- 2.1 A place likely to yield mineral deposits.
Example sentencesExamples - It also has several exploration prospects near existing fields.
- These days, there are fewer places to drill, and the best exploration prospects take more capital to tap.
- He said Government was doing the mapping exercise as a basic way of exploring minerals at various mining prospects.
3An extensive view of landscape. a viewpoint commanding a magnificent prospect of the estuary Example sentencesExamples - In La Puce, the topographical prospects, or views, include the female body as well as the city.
- One of the problems of such a site, however magnificent its prospects, is the Meltemi, the prevailing north-east summer wind of the Aegean.
- The other two views take in turn prospects from the east and the west which are altogether more familiar to us.
- Certain vantages are more than the means of visual control and possession of the land viewed; they themselves become desirable for their commanding prospects.
Synonyms view, vista, outlook, perspective, panorama, aspect, scene
verbˈprɑˌspɛktˈpräˌspekt [no object]1Search for mineral deposits in a place, especially by means of experimental drilling and excavation. the company is also prospecting for gold Example sentencesExamples - The argument that the Russians are successfully prospecting for oil in unlikely places is dubious at best.
- Almost every NBA team has one or more people prospecting in the statistical mine, and many NFL teams do, too.
- Diamond drilling bits were used in prospecting, and thermal ore processing allowed winter panning in placer mines.
- Therefore, significant material and human resources were pressed into gold prospecting and mining.
- The Siniktarvik Hotel, which also houses one of the few restaurants in the community, has already seen an impact from prospecting.
- Males that had been reared at site A suffered fewer attacks when prospecting at site A than birds originating from other areas.
- Colin takes tours for gold prospecting in this area.
- None the less, oil prospecting went ahead.
- The 1995 expedition revisited classic localities, such as Shakh-Shakh, and prospected several new areas.
- He later flew in New Guinea, where he established an airline, prospected for oil, and ran a pearling boat.
- On the other hand, imagine how a middle manager in an oil company would respond to emailers complaining about how the company was prospecting for oil and marketing itself.
- Without the community's consent it would ‘be very difficult to proceed’ with prospecting or mining.
- Surveyors, prospecting for a new railway line between Hamley and Ashcombe, discover Dunster's body and an incriminating knife belonging to Dixon.
- The Rockies are home to several campgrounds, ghost towns, gold prospecting sites, and national parks.
- He returned occasionally to South Australia but eventually went back to the west, surveying and prospecting.
- Around the same time, the price of gold rose and Hawk took up gold prospecting, living in tents and mining shacks from the southwest to Alaska.
- Following graduation, in 1925, he earned a degree in geological engineering from the Colorado School of Mines in 1929 and then prospected for gold in northern California before returning to New York.
- The measure seeks to transfer the control of mineral rights to the state, and requires companies to apply to the ministry for prospecting and mining rights.
- The earliest talks on an oil prospecting and extraction agreement between Bulgaria and Libya were held in 1979.
Synonyms inspect, survey, make a survey of, explore, search, scout, reconnoitre, examine, check out search, look, seek, hunt, go after, dowse - 1.1prospect for Look out for; search for.
the responsibilities of salespeople to prospect for customers Example sentencesExamples - The birds prospecting for nesting sites were most attracted to areas where other birds had large broods of robust infants.
Origin Late Middle English (as a noun denoting the action of looking towards a distant object): from Latin prospectus ‘view’, from prospicere ‘look forward’, from pro- ‘forward’ + specere ‘to look’. Early use, referring to a view of landscape, gave rise to the meaning ‘mental picture’ (mid 16th century), whence ‘anticipated event’. |