prospect

Meaning

Noun

1. The region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook.
2. A picturesque or panoramic view; a landscape; hence, a sketch of a landscape.
3. A position afford a fine view; a lookout.
4. Relative position of the front of a building or other structure; face; relative aspect.
5. The act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation.
6. The potential things that may come to pass, often favorable.
7. A hope; a hopeful.
8. Any player whose rights are owned by a top-level professional team, but who has yet to play a game for said team.
9. A potential client or customer.
10. The façade of an organ.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To search, as for gold.
2. To determine which minerals or metals are present in a location.

Synonyms

outlook

view

vista

expectation

explore

hope

scene

chance

🎲

investigate

perspective

anticipation

candidate

research

opportunity

study

survey

examine

landscape

aspect

possibility

promise

scenery

sight

expectancy

search

look for

look-out

scrutinize

situation

panorama

viewpoint

point of view

expectance

prognosis

medical prognosis

lead

likelihood

forecast

quest for

question

❓

ransack

scope

search for

seek

🔍

spectacle

👓

spy

standpoint

visibility

vision

wildcat

Translations

perspective

prospettiva

Aussicht

vue

Ausblick

buscar

🔍

explorar

untersuchen

indagar

explorar

examinar

erforschen

forschen

ausforschen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹɒspɛkt/

Etymology

From Latin prospectus, past participle of prospicere (“to look forward”), from pro (“before, forward”) + specere, spicere (“to look, to see”), equivalent to pro- + -spect. Doublet of prospectus.

Sentences

East Prospect is served by the Eastern York School District .