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prospective
- /pɹəˈspɛktɪv/
Rhymes with -ɛktɪv
Where it comes from
From Middle French prospectif, from Late Latin prospectivus. See more at English prospect.
adjective
- Likely or expected to happen or become. Prospective students are those who have already applied to the university, but have yet to be admitted.
- Anticipated in the near or far future. A short distance above I-ch’ang is the prospective site of a hydroelectric dam that has vast promise for the industrialization of central China.
- Of or relating to a prospect; furnishing a prospect. And in times long and dark Proſpective Glaſs / Fore-ſaw what future dayes ſhould bring to paſs,
- Looking forward in time; acting with foresight. 1668-1690, Josiah Child, A new discourse of trade The French king, and the king of Sweden are […] circumspect, industrious, and prospective, too, in this affair.
- Being a study that starts with the present situation and follows participants into the future
- Indicating grammatically an activity about to begin. What some other languages convey with prospective aspect, English conveys with expressions like going to drive the car home.
noun prospectives
- The scene before or around, in time or in space; view; prospect. the whole Scene of affairs was changed from Spain to France there now lay the prospective
- A perspective glass. [T]hey [two pavillions] were trimmed on the inside with rich armour and military furniture, hanged up as upon the walls; and behind the tents there were represented, in prospective, the tops of divers other tents, as if it had been a camp.
- A prospective (potential) member, student, employee, date, partner, etc. Would you like to show the prospective around?
Translations
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adj likely or expected to happen or become
| Español | prospectivo |
|---|---|
| Português | prospectivo |
| Français | prospectif |
| Deutsch | voraussichtlich, zukünftig, künftig, prospektiv |
| Italiano | probabile, eventuale |
| Ελληνικά | ενδεχόμενος endechómenos |
| Русский | перспекти́вный perspektívnyj, предполага́емый predpolagájemyj, потенциа́льный potenciálʹnyj |
adj following the same population
| Español | prospectivo |
|---|---|
| Português | prospectivo, prospetivo |
| Français | prospectif |
| Italiano | prospettivo |
Talk about this word "prospective." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/prospective. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. prospective. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/prospective "prospective." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/prospective.Cite this
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title = {prospective},
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year = {2026},
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