prospect

prospect
1 noun
1 (C, U) a possibility that something which you hope for will happen soon
(+ of): There's little prospect of employment, I'm afraid. (+ for): There are good prospects for growth in the retail sector. | every prospect (=a strong posssibility): Peace talks start today with every prospect of success.
2 (singular) something that is possible or is likely to happen in the future
(+ of): The prospect of marriage terrified Alice. | a depressing prospect
3 prospects (plural) chances of future success: You can't marry a man with no job and no prospects!
4 (C) a person, job, plan etc that has a good chance of success in the future: Reg was the brightest schoolboy rugby prospect in years.
5 (countable usually singular) formal a view of a wide area of land, especially from a high place: a fine prospect across the valley
6 in prospect formal likely to happen in the near future
2 verb (intransitive + for, transitive) to examine an area of land or water, in order to find gold, silver, oil etc

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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