A prospect is the possibility that something fabulous will happen. After you graduate top of your class at Harvard, for example, your job prospects look great.
That which is embraced by eye in vision; the region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook.
Noun
a prediction of the course of a disease
Noun
the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"
Noun
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
Noun
someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
Noun
the possibility of future success; "his prospects as a writer are excellent"
Verb
explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals
Verb
search for something desirable; "prospect a job"
v.
That which is embraced by eye in vision; the region which
the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook.
v.
Especially, a picturesque or widely extended view; a
landscape; hence, a sketch of a landscape.
v.
A position affording a fine view; a lookout.
v.
Relative position of the front of a building or other
structure; face; relative aspect.
v.
The act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation; as,
a prospect of the future state.
v.
That which is hoped for; ground for hope or expectation;
expectation; probable result; as, the prospect of success.
v. t.
To look over; to explore or examine for something; as,
to prospect a district for gold.
v. i.
To make a search; to seek; to explore, as for mines or
the like; as, to prospect for gold.
Prospect
His eye discovers unaware The goodly prospect of some foreign land.2.
I went to Putney . . . to take prospects in crayon.3.
Him God beholding from his prospect high.4.
And their prospect was toward the south.5.
Is he a prudent man as to his temporal estate, that lays designs only for a day, without any prospect to, or provision for, the remaining part of life ?6.
These swell their prospectsd exalt their pride, When offers are disdain'd, and love deny'd.
Prospect
Prospect
That which is embraced by eye in vision; the region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook.
To look over; to explore or examine for something;
To make a search; to seek; to explore, as for mines or the like;
Usage Examples
As winter strips the leaves from around us, so that we may see the distant regions they formerly concealed, so old age takes away our enjoyments only to enlarge the prospect of the coming eternity.
Sales are contingent upon the attitude of the salesman - not the attitude of the prospect.
As I approach my 88th birthday, it's become apparent to me that my eyes and ears, among other appurtenances, aren't quite what they used to be. The prospect of long flights to wherever in search of whatever are not quite as appealing.
It's not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.
Americans have an abiding belief in their ability to control reality by purely material means... airline insurance replaces the fear of death with the comforting prospect of cash.
Guided only by their feeling for symmetry, simplicity, and generality, and an indefinable sense of the fitness of things, creative mathematicians now, as in the past, are inspired by the art of mathematics rather than by any prospect of ultimate usefulness.
Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry is own weight, this is a frightening prospect.
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Other Usage ExamplesEvery friend of freedom must be as revolted as I am by the prospect of turning the United States into an armed camp, by the vision of jails filled with casual drug users and of an army of enforcers empowered to invade the liberty of citizens on slight evidence.
Clearly, some creative thinking is badly needed if humans are to have a future beyond Earth. Returning to the Moon may be worthy and attainable, but it fails to capture the public's imagination. What does get people excited is the prospect of a mission to Mars.
As the prospect of a Tory government gets nearer, many traditional Labour voters - some who switched away in recent times and many who stayed at home - seem more determined to prevent that happening.
Bride: A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her.
If history is a guide, a victory for Obama means he faces the prospect of a second term dogged by scandal or inertia.
However painful the process of leaving home, for parents and for children, the really frightening thing for both would be the prospect of the child never leaving home.
Nature and human life are as various as our several constitutions. Who shall say what prospect life offers to another?
I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning.
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