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   prospective

   /prəˈspɛktɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. expected or expecting to be the specified thing in the future: "she showed a prospective buyer around the house"
   • ▪ likely to happen at a future date: "a meeting to discuss prospective changes in government legislation"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘looking forward, having foresight’): from obsolete French prospectif, -ive or late Latin prospectivus, from Latin prospectus ‘view’ (see prospect).

   Derivatives

   • 1. prospectiveness noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › prospectiveProspective Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of PROSPECTIVE is relating to or effective in the future. How to use prospective in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPROSPECTIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PROSPECTIVE definition: 1. people who are expected to buy something, employ someone, become parents, etc.: 2. people who…. Learn more.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPROSPECTIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   You use prospective to describe someone who wants to be the thing mentioned or who is likely to be the thing mentioned. The story should act as a warning to other prospective buyers. When his prospective employers heard his history, they said they wouldn't hire him.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPROSPECTIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   PROSPECTIVE meaning: 1. people who are expected to buy something, employ someone, become parents, etc.: 2. people who…. Learn more.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › prospectiveProspective - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   Prospective indicates that something is expected or likely to happen. If you’re contemplating your future, you might speak of your prospective career, your prospective spouse, or a prospective million-dollar offer to make a movie based on your fascinating life.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishprospective adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of prospective adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. expected to do something or to become something synonym potential. I had a phone call from a prospective client today. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

8. www.dictionary.com › browse › prospectivePROSPECTIVE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

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   Prospective definition: of or in the future. See examples of PROSPECTIVE used in a sentence.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › prospectiveProspective - definition of prospective by The Free Dictionary

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   prospective - of or concerned with or related to the future; "prospective earnings"; "a prospective mother"; "a prospective bride"; "the statute is solely prospective in operation"

10. www.oed.com › dictionary › prospective_nprospective, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

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    There are 17 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word prospective, nine of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › prospectiveProspective Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    PROSPECTIVE meaning: 1 : likely to be or become something specified in the future; 2 : likely to happen