prospect - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

prospect · ​. [uncountable, singular] the possibility that something will happen · ​. [singular] an idea of what might or will happen in the future · ​ · ​[ ... Togglenavigation Redeem Upgrade Help Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Redeem Upgrade Help TOP English English AmericanEnglish AcademicEnglish Collocations PracticalEnglishUsage German-English English-German English AmericanEnglish Entersearchtext DefinitionofprospectnounfromtheOxfordAdvancedLearner'sDictionary prospectnoun  /ˈprɒspekt/ /ˈprɑːspekt/ jumptootherresults  [uncountable,singular]thepossibilitythatsomethingwillhappenprospectofsomethingThereisnoimmediateprospectofpeace.Theyfacedtheprospectofdefeatintheelections.Therewasinsufficientevidenceforarealisticprospectofconviction.It'samovethatraisestheprospectofatakeoverbattlefortheairline.prospectofdoingsomethingHerfamilyishavingtocometotermswiththeincreasinglyunlikelyprospectofeverfindingher.prospect(that)…There'sareasonableprospectthathisdebtswillbepaid.inprospectAplaceinthesemi-finalsisinprospect(=likelytohappen).ExtraExamplesThereislittleprospectofanyimprovementintheweather.Majordevelopmentsareinprospectforthecompany.OxfordCollocationsDictionaryadjectiverealisticreasonableimmediate…verb+prospecthaveofferprepositioninprospectprospect ofsomethingSeefullentry Questionsaboutgrammarandvocabulary? FindtheanswerswithPracticalEnglishUsageonline,yourindispensableguidetoproblemsinEnglish. Joinus JoinourcommunitytoaccessthelatestlanguagelearningandassessmenttipsfromOxfordUniversityPress! Definitionsonthego Lookupanywordinthedictionaryoffline,anytime,anywherewiththeOxfordAdvancedLearner’sDictionaryapp. Wanttolearnmore? FindoutwhichwordsworktogetherandproducemorenaturalsoundingEnglishwiththeOxfordCollocationsDictionaryapp.  [singular]anideaofwhatmightorwillhappeninthefutureanexcitingprospectTravellingalonearoundtheworldisadauntingprospect.prospectofsomethingHerheartsankattheprospectofmarriagetoamansheloathed.prospectofdoingsomethingTheprospectofbecomingafatherfilledhimwithalarm.Idon'trelishtheprospectofhavingtoshareanoffice.I'mveryexcitedattheprospectofjoiningtheteam.OxfordCollocationsDictionaryadjectiveattractiveexcitingintriguing…verb+prospectbeexcitedatrelishwelcome…Seefullentry  prospects[plural]thechancesofbeingsuccessfulgoodjob/employment/careerprospectsindustrieswithexcellentgrowthprospectsAt25hewasanunemployedmusicianwithnoprospects.prospectsforsomethingLong-termprospectsfortheeconomyhaveimproved.Thewarunderminesfutureprospectsforeconomicgrowth.prospectsofsomethingTheirprospectsofsuccessareslight.Whataretheprospectsofpromotioninthisjob?Wearehighlyoptimisticaboutthefutureprospectsofthecompany.ExtraExamplesGettingtherightqualificationswillenhanceyouremploymentprospects.Theirprospectsofemploymentlookbetterthanlastyear.Thispositionoffersagoodstartingsalaryandexcellentpromotionprospects.TopicsSuccessb2OxfordCollocationsDictionaryadjectivebrighthottop…Seefullentry[countable]prospect(forsomething)apersonwhoislikelytobesuccessfulinacompetitionorinaparticularcareerSheisoneofCanada'sbestprospectsforagoldmedal.alistofthehotnewprospectsontheliterarysceneTopicsSuccessc2OxfordCollocationsDictionaryadjectivebrighthottop…Seefullentry[countable](formal)awideviewofanareaofland,etc.adelightfulprospectofthelakeWordOriginlateMiddleEnglish(asanoundenotingtheactionoflookingtowardsadistantobject):fromLatinprospectus‘view’,fromprospicere‘lookforward’,frompro-‘forward’+specere‘tolook’.Earlyuse,referringtoaviewoflandscape,gaverisetothemeaning‘mentalpicture’(mid16thcent.),whichledtothemeaning‘anticipatedevent’.SeeprospectintheOxfordAdvancedAmericanDictionarySeeprospectintheOxfordLearner'sDictionaryofAcademicEnglishCheckpronunciation: prospect Otherresults Allmatches prospectverb Nearbywords prosodicadjective prosodynoun prospectnoun prospectverb prospectiveadjective sip verb     FromtheTopic Drinks C1 OxfordLearner'sDictionariesWordoftheDay