1. The possibility of future success
   "his prospects as a writer are excellent"
   - chance 
2. Belief about (or mental picture of) the future
   - expectation, outlook 
3. Someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honour etc.)
   - candidate 
4. The visual percept of a region
   - view, aspect, scene, vista, panorama 
5. A prediction of the course of a disease
   - prognosis, medical prognosis

1. Search for something desirable
   "prospect a job" 
2. Explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals

Derived forms: prospected, prospecting, prospects

See also: prospector

Type of: belief, explore, individual, look, medical diagnosis, mortal, person, potency, potential, potentiality, research, search, somebody, someone, soul, visual image, visual percept

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