Prospective Meaning
/pɹəˈspɛktɪv/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjLikely or expected to happen or become.
adjAnticipated in the near or far future.
Sentence Examples
The company invited their prospective customers to the party.
Prospective buyers couldn't make heads or tails out of the contract.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ buyers toured the house to see if they wanted to purchase it.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The company invited ____ employees to an open day to learn more about the available positions.
Word Origin & History
From Middle French prospectif, from Late Latin prospectivus. See more at English prospect.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1968, Herold Jacob Wiens, “I-CH’ANG”, in Encyclopedia Britannica, volume 11, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1054, column 1:
"And in times long and dark Proſpective Glaſs / Fore-ſaw what future dayes ſhould bring to paſs,"
— 1626 (date written), John Milton, “At a Vacation Exercise in the Colledge, […]”, in Poems, &c. upon Several Occasions, London: […] Tho[mas] Dring […], published 1673, →OCLC, page 67:
"the whole Scene of affairs was changed from Spain to France there now lay the prospective"
— 1642, Henry Wotton, A Short View of the Life and Death of George Villiers:
"[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."
— 1613 March 2 (first performance), Francis Beaumont, “The Masque of the Inner-Temple and Gray’s Inn, Gray’s Inn and the Inner-Temple; […]”, in The Dramatic Works of Ben Jonson, and Beaumont and Fletcher: […], volume IV, London: […] John Stockdale, […], published 1811, →OCLC, page 573, column 2:
"At the moment, meeting interesting, 'could be, maybe not' prospectives around the globe keeps her entertained."
— 2006, Verve: The Spirit of Today's Woman, volume 14, numbers 4-6, page 114:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ buyers toured the house to see if they wanted to purchase it.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The company invited ____ employees to an open day to learn more about the available positions.