prognosis, prospect, medical prognosis
(noun) a prediction of the course of a disease
view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama
(noun) the visual percept of a region; “the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views”
expectation, outlook, prospect
(noun) belief about (or mental picture of) the future
candidate, prospect
(noun) someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
prospect, chance
(noun) the possibility of future success; “his prospects as a writer are excellent”
prospect
(verb) explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals
prospect
(verb) search for something desirable; “prospect a job”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
prospect (plural prospects)
The region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook.
A picturesque or panoramic view; a landscape; hence, a sketch of a landscape.
A position affording a fine view; a lookout.
Relative position of the front of a building or other structure; face; relative aspect.
The act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation.
The potential things that may come to pass, often favorable.
A hope; a hopeful.
(sports) Any player whose rights are owned by a top-level professional team, but who has yet to play a game for said team.
(sales) A potential client or customer.
(music) The façade of an organ.
prospect (third-person singular simple present prospects, present participle prospecting, simple past and past participle prospected)
(intransitive) To search, as for gold.
(geology, mining) To determine which minerals or metals are present in a location.
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Source: Wiktionary
Pros"pect, n. Etym: [L. prospectus, fr. prospicere, prospectum, to look forward; pro before, forward + specere, spicere, look, to see: cf. OF. prospect. See Spy, v., and cf. Prospectus.]
1. That which is embraced by eye in vision; the region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook. His eye discovers unaware The goodly prospect of some foreign land. Milton.
2. Especially, a picturesque or widely extended view; a landscape; hence, a sketch of a landscape. I went to Putney . . . to take prospects in crayon. Evelyn.
3. A position affording a fine view; a lookout. [R.] Him God beholding from his prospect high. Milton.
4. Relative position of the front of a building or other structure; face; relative aspect. And their prospect was toward the south. Ezek. xl. 44.
5. The act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation; as, a prospect of the future state. Locke. Is he a prudent man as to his temporal estate, that lays designs only for a day, without any prospect to, or provision for, the remaining part of life Tillotson.
6. That which is hoped for; ground for hope or expectation; expectation; probable result; as, the prospect of success. "To brighter prospects born." Cowper. These swell their prospectsd exalt their pride, When offers are disdain'd, and love deny'd. Pope.
Pros"pect, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prospected; p. pr. & vb. n. Prospecting.]
Definition: To look over; to explore or examine for something; as, to prospect a district for gold.
Pros"pect, v. i.
Definition: To make a search; to seek; to explore, as for mines or the like; as, to prospect for gold.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 April 2025
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
