"prospective" meaning in English

See prospective in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pɹəˈspɛktɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prospective.wav
Rhymes: -ɛktɪv Etymology: From Middle French prospectif, from Late Latin prospectivus. See more at English prospect. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|prospectif}} Middle French prospectif, {{uder|en|LL.|prospectivus}} Late Latin prospectivus, {{cog|en|prospect}} English prospect Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} prospective (not comparable)
  1. Likely or expected to happen or become. Tags: not-comparable Translations (likely or expected to happen or become): очакван (očakvan) (Bulgarian), nastávající (Czech), tuleva (Finnish), mahdollinen (Finnish), prospectif (French), პოტენციური (ṗoṭenciuri) (Georgian), სავარაუდო (savaraudo) (Georgian), voraussichtlich (German), zukünftig (German), künftig (German), prospektiv (German), ενδεχόμενος (endechómenos) [masculine] (Greek), jövendőbeli (Hungarian), tilvonandi (Icelandic), probabile (Italian), eventuale (Italian), prospectivo (Portuguese), перспекти́вный (perspektívnyj) (Russian), предполага́емый (predpolagájemyj) (Russian), потенциа́льный (potenciálʹnyj) (Russian), dòchasach (Scottish Gaelic), prospectivo (Spanish), muhtemel (Turkish), olası (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-prospective-en-adj-w6mgTMRu Disambiguation of 'likely or expected to happen or become': 95 1 1 1 1 1
  2. Anticipated in the near or far future. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-prospective-en-adj-CbH-VdaL
  3. Of or relating to a prospect; furnishing a prospect. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-prospective-en-adj-H0RsynVa
  4. Looking forward in time; acting with foresight. Tags: not-comparable Translations (following the same population): prospectif (French), მოსალოდნელი (mosalodneli) (Georgian), prospettivo (Italian), prospectivo (Portuguese), prospetivo (Portuguese), prospectivo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-prospective-en-adj-gvAPtXBH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 5 4 46 11 20 5 1 6 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 4 7 5 39 9 21 6 3 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 4 4 49 10 15 4 4 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 3 3 51 9 16 3 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 2 2 56 11 18 2 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 4 4 10 39 8 13 11 4 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 6 4 10 32 9 16 7 4 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 5 4 8 39 9 15 6 5 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 4 4 5 50 8 11 10 3 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 4 5 7 37 8 12 11 4 11 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 5 5 45 10 13 4 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 4 9 6 38 10 14 5 4 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 4 9 9 32 9 15 6 4 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 7 4 8 38 9 14 6 5 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 3 3 3 53 9 13 4 4 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 6 4 8 36 8 13 6 4 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 3 3 3 53 9 13 4 4 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 7 4 8 37 9 14 6 5 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 3 3 55 8 14 4 3 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 7 4 8 39 8 15 5 4 9 Disambiguation of 'following the same population': 7 6 4 49 11 22
  5. (medicine, of research) A study that starts with the present situation and follows participants into the future Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-prospective-en-adj-uJMb7Efy Topics: medicine, sciences
  6. (grammar) Indicating grammatically an activity about to begin. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-prospective-en-adj-en:grammar Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Noun

IPA: /pɹəˈspɛktɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prospective.wav Forms: prospectives [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛktɪv Etymology: From Middle French prospectif, from Late Latin prospectivus. See more at English prospect. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|prospectif}} Middle French prospectif, {{uder|en|LL.|prospectivus}} Late Latin prospectivus, {{cog|en|prospect}} English prospect Head templates: {{en-noun}} prospective (plural prospectives)
  1. (obsolete) The scene before or around, in time or in space; view; prospect. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-prospective-en-noun-VRJBlVDY
  2. (obsolete) A perspective glass. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-prospective-en-noun-Tw6mRBGz
  3. (informal, often plural) A prospective (potential) member, student, employee, date, partner, etc. Tags: informal, often, plural
    Sense id: en-prospective-en-noun-eoDr-c8y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: inchoative

Inflected forms

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          "text": "1668-1690, Josiah Child, A new discourse of trade\nThe French king, and the king of Sweden are […] circumspect, industrious, and prospective, too, in this affair."
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