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noun
1.
Usually, prospects.
a.
an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc.
b.
the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
2.
anticipation; expectation; a looking forward.
3.
something in view as a source of profit.
4.
a potential or likely customer, client, etc.
5.
EXPANDa potential or likely candidate.
6.
a view, especially of scenery; scene.
7.
outlook or view over a region or in a particular direction.
8.
a mental view or survey, as of a subject or situation.
9.
Mining.
a.
an apparent indication of ore or native metal.
b.
a place giving such indications.
c.
a mine working or excavation undertaken in a search for additional ore.
10.
COLLAPSEArchaic. sight; range of vision.
verb (used with object)
11.
to search or explore (a region), as for gold.
12.
to work (a mine or claim) experimentally in order to test its value.
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Prospected
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
verb (used without object)
Idiom13.
to search or explore a region for gold or the like.
14.
in prospect, under consideration; expected; in view: He had no other alternative in prospect.
Related forms
pros·pect·less, adjective
non·pros·pect, noun
un·der·pros·pect, noun
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
prospect
early 15c., "act of looking into the distance," from L. prospectus "view, outlook," prop. pp. of prospicere "look out on, look forward," from pro- "forward" + specere "look at" (see scope (1)). Meaning "extensive view of the landscape" is from 1530s; transf. sense of "mental
EXPANDview or survey" is from 1620s. Sense of "person or thing considered promising" is from 1922. Verbal meaning "explore for gold" is first recorded 1841, from noun sense of "spot giving prospects of ore" (1839). Prospector in this sense is from 1857. Prospects "expectations" is from 1660s.
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