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Definition: Prospect |
ProspectNoun1. The possibility of future success; "his prospects as a writer are excellent". 2. Belief about (or mental picture of) the future. 3. Someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.). 4. The visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views". 5. A prediction of the course of a disease. Verb1. Search for something desirable; "prospect a job". 2. Explore for for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "prospect" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Satire | PROSPECT, n. An outlook, usually forbidding. An expectation, usually forbidden. Blow, blow, ye spicy breezes -- O'er Ceylon blow your breath, Where every prospect pleases, Save only that of death. Bishop Sheber. Source: Devil's Dictionary. |
Business | Income levels have been an important consideration in determining who are --s for products or services. Source: European Union. (references) |
| A potential buyer or customer (called on ten prospects but failed to make a sale). . . also prospective customer ARBUS 67 492. . Source: European Union. (references) | |
Finance | All forms, reports and statements published in connection with an offer for the purchase or the sale of the whole or a substantial portion of the capital of a company or of a business. Source: European Union. (references) |
Insurance | A prospective customer, candidate, applicant for the purchase of a policy. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A. An area that is a potential site of mineral deposits, based on preliminary exploration b. Sometimes, an area that has been explored in a preliminary way but has not given evidence of economic value c. An area to be searched by some investigative technique, such as geophysical prospecting d. A geologic or geophysical anomaly, esp. one recommended for additional exploration. A prospect is distinct from a mine in that it is nonproducing. See also:prospecting e. A mineral property, the value of which has not been proved by exploration f. To search for minerals or oil by looking for surface indications, by drilling boreholes, or both g. A plot of ground believed to be mineralized enough to be of economic importance h. Territory under examination for its mineral wealth. Prospecting is the search for deposits and is performed by aerial survey, magnetometry, surface examination, pitting, trenching, use of a prospector's pan, geochemical testing of soil, drilling (shallow or deep), seismic probe, and resistivity survey i. The gold or other mineral obtained by working a sample of ore. j. A formation that may be capable of development into a mine, but which is untested. See also:favorable locality k. A sample of gold obtained in panning. (references) |
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| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
PROSPECT | English | A Prospect of Multi-Domain Management in the Expected Open Services Marketplace | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: ProspectSynonyms: aspect (n), candidate (n), expectation (n), medical prognosis (n), outlook (n), panorama (n), prognosis (n), scene (n), view (n), vista (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Belief | Phrase: experto crede; fata viam invenient; Justitiae soror incorrupta Fides; "live to explain thy doctrine by thy life"; "stands not within the prospect of belief"; tarde quae credita laedunt credimus; vide et crede. |
Destiny | Noun: destiny; (necessity); future existence, post existence; hereafter; future state, next world, world to come, after life; futurity; everlasting life, everlasting death; life beyond the grave, world beyond the grave; prospect; (expectation). |
Adjective: impending; Verb: destined; about to be, happen; coming, in store, to come, going to happen, instant, at hand, near; near, close at hand; over hanging, hanging over one's head, imminent; brewing, preparing, forthcoming; int he wind, on the cards, in reserve; that will, is to be; in prospect; (expected); looming in the distance, horizon, future; unborn, in embryo; int he womb of time, futurity; pregnant; (producing). | |
Expectation | Verb: expect; look for, look out for, look forward to; hope for; anticipate; have in prospect, have in contemplation; keep in view; contemplate, promise oneself; not wonder; at, not wonder if. |
Expected; Verb: long expected, foreseen; in prospect; Noun: prospective; in one's eye, in one's view, in the horizon, on the horizon, just over the horizon, just around the corner, around the corner; impending; (destiny). | |
Contemplation, prospection, lookout; prospect, perspective, horizon, vista; destiny. | |
Foresight | Prospect; (expectation); foretaste; prospectus; (plan). |
Futurity | Prospect; (expectation); foresight. |
Adjective: future, to come; coming; (impending); next, near; close at hand; eventual, ulterior; in prospect; (expectation). | |
Hope | Good omen, good auspices; promise, well grounded hopes; good prospect, bright prospect; clear sky. |
Intention | Adjective: intended; Verb: intentional, advised, express, determinate; prepense; bound for; intending; Verb: minded; bent upon; (earnest); at stake; on the anvil, on the tapis; in view, in prospect, in the breast of; in petto; teleological |
Painting | Landscape, seapiece; view, scene, prospect; panorama, diorama; still life. |
Probability | Reasonable chance, fair chance, good chance, favorable chance, reasonable prospect, fair prospect, good prospect, favorable prospect; prospect, wellgrounded hope; chance. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Screenplays | Well, she has the prospect of $30,000 a year. (The Heiress; writing credit: Augustus Goetz; Ruth Goetz) ! All it took was the prospect of a free makeover, and you licked his hand like a big, dumb dog! (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer) Yes, but I'm not a beautiful young prospect ripe for corruption. (Quills; writing credit: Doug Wright) I get no pleasure out of the prospect or the preparation. (Gilmore Girls; writing credit: Povl Erik Carstensen; Sebastian Dorset) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Turners of Prospect Road (1947) Zero Prospect (2002) | |
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 | Mine Opening at Memorial Prospect near HaileySouth Central IdahoShoshone Field OfficeUSRD. Credit: Steve Moore. |  | Mushrooms and moss along the Rogue River Trail near Prospect, OR. Credit: Terry Tuttle. |
 | Bob Boravika at Prospect Creek. Credit: Alaska Historical Image Library. |  | Helipad Construction on Prospect Creek. Credit: Alaska Historical Image Library. |
 | Prospect des knutwiler Baads in Canton Luzern. / F.X. de Schumacher delin: Clausner Sc. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | The falls from Prospect Park / A. Castaigne. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Here is Robertson, the son of a wealthy merchant, with splendid prospect ... Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Nevskoi Prospect. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | A view in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York City. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Prospect Hill, Va. General view of 13th New York Cavalry camp. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Quotation |
John Dryden | For present joys are more to flesh and blood than a dull prospect of a distant good. |
Josh Billings | The happiest time in a man's life is when he is in the red hot pursuit of a dollar with a reasonable prospect of overtaking it. |
Samuel Johnson | The noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees is the high road that leads him to England. |
Thomas Fuller | Prospect is often better than possession. |
W. Clement Stone | Sales are contingent upon the attitude of the salesman -- not the attitude of the prospect. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The prospect was dismal. |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | We were in a chamber from whence there was a fair prospect into the park. |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | Yet I sustained myself by the prospect of such reading in future. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Learning about a disease-causing gene and its protein product raises the exciting prospect of finding a cure for the disease. (references) | |
Another hantavirus, Prospect Hill, has been previously isolated in the United States, but has not been implicated as a cause of human disease. (references) | ||
Understanding synapse formation is becoming increasingly important as the prospect improves for obtaining survival and growth of spinal cord cells after injury. (references) | ||
Business | The next best sales prospect is Aguas Argentinas. (references) | |
Promoting the development of these traditional foods is a best sales prospect. (references) | ||
Training and education is another subsector that can be considered a good prospect. (references) | ||
Children | Angola | Almost 1 million children are estimated to be out of school, with no prospect of integrating them into the education system. (references) |
Civil Liberties | Guatemala | In December an Indian national committed suicide as a result of the conditions at the center for detained illegal migrants and out of frustration at the prospect of never reaching his intended destination, the United States. (references) |
Vietnam | Contacts between the Vatican and the domestic Catholic Church are permitted, and the Government maintains a regular, active dialog with the Vatican on a range of issues, including organizational activities, the prospect of establishing diplomatic relations, and a possible papal visit. (references) | |
Economic History | Nepal | The first fully private power development project--the $100 million, 36 MW Upper Bhote Koshi Project by two U.S. firms, Harza Engineering and Panda Energy--started commercial production in January 2001. In prospect are the 750 MW West Seti Project, which is being developed by an Australian syndicate, and projects at the Pancheshwore and Karnali-Chisapani sites. (references) |
Japan | Growing economic ties with the Russian Far East, as well as the prospect for future development of Russia's oil and gas sector, have led to regular commercial flights between Hokkaido and Sakhalin. (references) | |
Israel | Best sales prospect for food franchises exists for Seafood restaurants, hamburger, café restaurants which serve health food, etc. (references) | |
Human Rights | Dominican Republic | Other informants confirmed that the police use the prospect of being locked in with the most dangerous prisoners as a threat. (references) |
Minorities | Iran | The number of Kurdish publications is on the increase, and there is also the prospect of limited Kurdish TV broadcasting. (references) |
Political Economy | Ghana | Indeed, present political conditions have highlighted the prospect for continuing the process of building and sustaining a democratic culture of governance in Ghana. (references) |
Political Rights | Venezuela | Faced with the prospect of a chaotic and contested election, the CNE decided at the last minute to serve as a friend of the court in a pending suit by two NGO's before the Supreme Court seeking delay of the election. (references) |
Trade | India | In accordance with agreements signed with European Union and other major trading partners, India is committed to lifting import curbs by the year 2003. The removal of QR's and the prospect of further reduction in tariffs to the Asian levels within a span of two years are likely to lead to a high degree of import competition. (references) |
Oman | The government has established a free-trade zone along an interior border crossing point with Yemen by the name of al-Mazyounah, but the project is relatively small scale with little prospect for attracting overseas investors. (references) | |
Travel | Uk | Visitors uncomfortable with or intimidated by the prospect of driving on the left-hand side of the road may wish to avail themselves of extensive bus, rail and air transport networks, though these can be expensive modes of travel. (references) |
Women | China | Women who seek a divorce face the prospect of losing their housing since government work units allot housing to men when couples marry. (references) |
Worker Rights | Philippines | Those recruited to work as maids, entertainers, or models overseas may be forced to participate in public shows or dances in which nudity and the prospect of sex are the principal attractions to clients. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | ABNORMAL, adj. Not conforming to standard. In matters of thought and conduct, to be independent is to be abnormal, to be abnormal is to be detested. Wherefore the lexicographer adviseth a striving toward the straiter [sic] resemblance of the Average Man than he hath to himself. Whoso attaineth thereto shall have peace, the prospect of death and the hope of Hell. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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Robert Novak | After praising the crown prince, the president was asked whether the Saudi leader raised the prospect of using oil as a weapon and bargaining chip in the Middle East. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
John Adams | 1797-1801 | I congratulate the people of the United States on the assembling of Congress at the permanent seat of their Government, and I congratulate you, gentlemen, on the prospect of a residence not to be changed. |
James Madison | 1809-1817 | Having reached his destination after his knowledge of the war, and possessing discretionary authority to act offensively, he passed into the neighboring territory of the enemy with a prospect of easy and victorious progress. |
James Monroe | 1817-1825 | Europe is again unsettled and the prospect of war increasing. |
John Quincy Adams | 1825-1829 | Less possessed of your confidence in advance than any of my predecessors, I am deeply conscious of the prospect that I shall stand more and oftener in need of your indulgence. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | Some difficulties occurred on his arrival, but at the date of his last official dispatch he supposed they had been obviated and that there was every prospect of the exchange being speedily effected. |
Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | This rule should be subject to review when and if the prospect of highly adverse general economic developments warrants it. |
Gerald Ford | 1974-1977 | We must explore every reasonable prospect for meeting our energy needs when our current domestic reserves of oil and natural gas begin to dwindle in the next decade. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | Now, as was the case a year ago, the prospect of Soviet use of force threatens the international order. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | Unless we reduce the dangerous growth rate in government spending, we could face the prospect of sluggish economic growth into the indefinite future. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Prospect" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 97.30% of the time. "Prospect" is used about 3,143 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 97.3% | 3,058 | 3,065 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.53% | 48 | 49,194 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 0.83% | 26 | 68,323 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 0.29% | 9 | 117,287 |
| Unclassified Items | 0.03% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Noun (common) | 0.03% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 3,143 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name |
| United Kingdom | Golden Prospect Plc |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Prospect, CT 2. Prospect, KY (city, FIPS 63264) 3. Prospect, NY (village, FIPS 59883) 4. Prospect, OH (village, FIPS 64780) 5. Prospect, OR 6. Prospect, PA (borough, FIPS 62752) 7. Prospect, TN 8. Prospect, VA |
Expressions using "prospect": a dim prospect ♦ alluring prospect ♦ bright prospect ♦ East Prospect ♦ have smth. in prospect ♦ hold out the prospect ♦ hopeful prospect ♦ in prospect ♦ mining prospect ♦ Mount Prospect ♦ prospect for ♦ prospect for gold ♦ prospect glass ♦ Prospect Harbor ♦ Prospect Heights ♦ Prospect Hill ♦ Prospect Park ♦ prospect well ♦ somber prospect. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "prospect": prospect-refuge, prospect-viewers. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "prospect"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | perspektivë (distance, look out, outlook, perspective, possibility, vista), pamje (air, aspect, face, landscape, likeness, look, make, mien, mode, outlook, outside, physiognomy, presence, rig, scene, scenery, semblance, shape, sight, spectacle, view, visage, vista), shpresë (expectance, expectancy, expectation, hope, hopefulness, looking for, looking forward, resort), e ardhme (fate, fortune, future, futurity, perspective, To-be, tomorrow). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مشهد طبيعة, مشهد (outlook, panorama, perspective, scene, scenery, show, sight, spectacle, view), نقب عن الذهب, إمكانية (chance, possibility, potency, potential, scope), إحتمال (chance, contingency, endurance, eventuality, expectation, feasibility, likelihood, probability, stay, sufferance, toleration, verisimilitude), أفق (skyline, slant, verge, vista), أفاق المستقبل (outlook), أفاق (outlook), أمل (digest, expect, expectancy, hope, trust), راد (explore, repulsive), بحث عن الذهب (pan). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | търся (ask for, go after, grope, hunt, hunt up, look about, look for, look up, nose, quest, root about, scavenge, scratch around, search after, search for, seek, seek after, seek for, skirmish), гледка (outlook, scene, show, sight, view, vision), вероятен кандидат, обещавам (bode, give one's word, make a promise, plight one's word, promise, undertake), новооткрит участък, неексплоатиран участък, евентуален кандидат, проучвам (bottom, examine, explore, inspect, investigate, probe, quarry, read up, research, scout, see about, see into, sound out, study, survey, turn over, vet), перспективен съм, перспектива (distance, future, outlook, perspective, vista), пейзаж (landscape, picture, scene, scenery), изследвам (dig, examine, explore, inquire, inquire into, inspect, investigate, probe, research, scan, search, study, survey, test), изглед (aspect, look, outlook, perspective, picture, view), изложение (aspect, exhibition, exposition, exposure, fair, memorial, position, presentment, relation, representation, showing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 远景 (Vistas), 景 (long-range view), " ' (something to strive for). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | pátrat (inquire, investigate, pry, search), vyhlídka (chance, look out, outlook, perspective, viewpoint, vista), výhled (lookout, outlook, view, vista), rozhled (horizons, outlook, perspective, view), nadìje (chance, expectation, expectations, hope, odds, promise), hledat (look for, quaere, scour about, search, search for, seek). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | udviklingstendens, bygningsafstand. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | toekomstverwachting. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | پیش بینی (Augury, Caution, Expectancy, Foresight, Precaution, Prognosis), منظره (Landscape, Object, Outlook, Perspective, Picture, Scene, Scenery, Sight, Spectacle, View, Vision), مساحی (Topography), معدن کاوی کردن , چشم انداز (Landscape, Lookout, Outlook, Overlook, Panorama, Perspective, Scene, Scenery, View, Vista), جنبه (Aspect, Leer, Phase, Self, Sight), امیدانجام چیزی , انتظار, اکتشاف کردن (Explore), دورنما (Landscape, Lookout, Outlook, Vista). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | tarjousesite (offer documents), tarjousasiakirjat (offer documents), kehitysennuste. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | perspective. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | aussicht (chance, outlook, perspective, promise, view, vista). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | προοπτική (lookout, perspective). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מרא" (outlook, sight, spectacle, view, vista), תקו" (expectation, hope), סכוי (chance, expectation, hope, prognosis), וף (elevation, height, landscape, panorama, scene, scenery, view, vista). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | látvány (perspective, scene, scenery, sight, sight for sore eyes, spectacle, view, vision), kilátás (expectancy, expectations, lookout, outlook, perspective, possibility, view). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | kemungkinan (likelihood, possibility, probability). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | prospettiva (look out, luck, outlook, perspective, view, vista). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 眺望 (outlook, view). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | プロスペクト , ながめ (longish, moderately long, outlook, scene, view), まえ'いき (outlook, promise), みとおし (forecast, insight, outlook, perspective, unobstructed view), て"ぼう (outlook, view), ちょうぼう (outlook, view). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 장래성. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | shirrey (apply, cast about, endeavour, go after, request, require, search, seek, seeking, solicit, solicitation, soliciting), reayrtys (aim, aspect, scene, scenery, survey, view, vision, vista), reayrt (outlook, scene, sight, view), cosoylaght (comparison, complexion, congeniality, probability, relativity, representation, similarity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ospectpray prospecto (flysheet, handbill, literature, prospectus), prospectiva, probabilidade (chance, expectance, expectancy, expectation, likelihood, probability), pretendente (applicant, aspirant, pretender, suitor, swain, wooer), pesquisar (comb out, delve, examine, explore, investigate, research, rummage, run, study, survey), panorama (landscape, outlook, panorama, perspective, scenery, view, vista), paisagem (panorama, scenery, view), vista (aspect, clothe, eyesight, frontage, image, landscape, perspective, picture, scenery, sight, view, vision, vista), ter boas perspectivas, sondar (bring in, delve, fathom, gage, gauge, probe, pump, scan), explorar (discover, examine, exploit, explore, flay, have out, investigate, milk, pioneer, probe, profiteer, reconnoiter, reconnoitre, research, scan, utilize, vamp), expectativa (contemplation, expectance, expectancy, expectation, hope, suspense), dar boas esperanças, aspecto geral (complexion, perspective, sketch). (various references) prospecta, prospecţiune, planuri, perspective (availability, expectation, outlook), perspectivã (expectation, outlook, perspective, promise, view, vista), vedere (conception, eyesight, idea, outlook, seeing, sight, view, vision, vista), minã neexploatã, cumpãrãtor (buyer, customer, patron, purchaser, vendee), client (client, customer, patron). (various references) геологоразведка, вид (air, appearance, aspect, complexion, description, figuration, form, genue, genus, guise, hang, kind, look, look out, make, mien, mode, outlook, shape, show, sight, sort, species, spp., variety, view, visage, vision, vista), ожидаемый (coming, due, expected, pending, prospective), перспектива (aspect, outlook, perspective, promise, vista). (various references) radharc (power of vision, sight, view). (various references) pregledati (audit, check, examine, go over, go through, inspect, look over, look through, overhaul, perlustrate, peruse, survey, view), u izgledu, mogućni klijent, kopati (delve, dig, dredge, gopher, mine), kop (coal seam), kandidat (candidate, nominee, postulant), izgled (appearance, complexion, fashion, guise, leer, look, looks, perspective, show, visage), istraživati (enquire, explore, quest, research). (various references) perspectiva (look out, outlook, perspective, proposition, tender, view). (various references) utsikt (aspect, look-out, outlook, scenery, view, vista). (various references) umut (expectance, expectancy, expectation, hope, promise, wish), olasılık (chance, contingency, eventuality, expectation, likelihood, odds, plausibility, possibility, potentiality, presumption, probability, verisimilitude), muhtemel müşteri, manzara (landscape, lookout, panorama, Paysage, raree show, scene, scenery, scenic, sight, spectacle, view, vista), maden damarı belirtisi, maden aramak, ihtimal (chance, contingency, eventuality, likelihood, odds, possibility, potentiality, presumption, probability, sight, verisimilitude), görünüm (appearance, aspect, complexion, outlook, perspective, sight, view, vista), beklenti (expectance, expectancy, expectation, hope, jam tomorrow, look out, view), aramak (be on the look-out for, be spoiling for, call, comb, comb out, gun for, have a look-see, Hunt, hunt after, hunt for, hunt out, look, look for, Miss, poke, quest, rout, rummage, scout about, scout around, search, search for, seek, seek after, seek for, try to find, woo), ümit vermek (hold out). (various references) aс-dьюьnje (vista). (various references) розвідувати (explore, feel out, inquire, prove, reconnoiter, reconnoitre, scout), вид (aspect, complexion, description, genus, kind, outlook, perspective, sight, sort, species, view), надія (expectance, expectancy, expectation, hope, trust), бути перспективним, проспект (circular, pamphlet, prospectus), пошуки (hunting, looking for, nose, prospecting, prospection, search), перспектива (outlook, perspective, promise, vista), панорама (panorama), досліджувати (analyse, analyze, examine, explore, investigate, look into, research, search). (various references) viễn cảnh viễn tượng hy vọng ở tương lai, triển vọng tương lai, to n cảnh, cảnh (view). (various references) rhagolwg. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | despectui, despectum, despectus, prospectus. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Ezekiel Chapter 43, Verse 4 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai doxa kuriou eishlqen eiV ton oikon kata thn odon thV pulhV thV blepoushV kata anatolaV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et maiestas Domini ingressa est templum per viam portae quae respiciebat ad orientem |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And I felle vpon my face, and the maieste of the Lord entride the temple, by the waye of the yate that biheelde to the eest. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is towards the east. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And the glory of the Lord came into the house by the way of the doorway looking to the east. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Ezekiel Chapter 43, Verse 4 |
| Cebuano | Ug ang himaya ni Jehova misulod sa balay nga miagi sa alagianan ngadto sa ganghaan nga nagaatubang sa sidlakan. |
| Chinese | 耶 ' 華 的 榮 光 、 從 朝 東 的 門 照 入 殿 中 。 |
| Croatian | A Slava Jahvina uðe u Dom na vrata koja gledaju na istok. |
| Danish | Og HERRENs Herlighed drog ind i Templet gennem den Port, hvis Forside vendte mod Øst. |
| Dutch | En de heerlijkheid des HEEREN kwam in het huis, door den weg der poort, die den weg naar het oosten zag. |
| Finnish | Ja Herran kunnia kulki temppeliin sen portin kautta, jonka etupuoli oli itää kohden. |
| French | La gloire de l`Éternel entra dans la maison par la porte qui était du côté de l`orient. |
| German | Und die Herrlichkeit des HERRN kam hinein zum Hause durchs Tor gegen Morgen. |
| Hungarian | És az Úr dicsõsége beméne a házba a kapunak útján, mely néz napkeletre. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Cahaya kemilau itu bergerak melalui gerbang timur lalu masuk ke dalam Rumah TUHAN. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka kemuliaan Tuhanpun masuklah ke dalam rumah dari pada jalan pintu yang arah ke timur. |
| Maori | Na kua tae te kororia o Ihowa ki roto ki te whare; i tika na te ara o te kuwaha e anga ana ki te rawhiti. |
| Norwegian | Og Herrens herlighet drog inn i huset gjennem den port som vendte mot øst. |
| Rumanian | Slava Domnului a intrat kn Casq pe poarta dinspre rqsqrit. |
| Swedish | Och HERRENS härlighet kom in i huset genom den port som låg mot öster. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "prospect": prospected, prospecting, prospective, prospectively, prospector, prospectors, prospects, prospectus, prospectuses. (additional references) | |
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"Prospect" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: procpect, Prosecco, prospec, prospecta, prospecti, prosport, Puraspec. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "prospect" (pronounced prÄ"spekt) |
| 3 | -e k t | abject, defect, object, project. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-o-p-p-r-s-t" | |
-1 letter: coppers, copters, prosect, stopper, toppers. | |
-2 letters: copers, copper, copter, corpse, corset, coster, escort, poster, presto, rectos, repots, respot, scoter, sector, stoper, topers, topper, tropes. | |
-3 letters: ceros, coper, copes, copse, cores, corps, corse, coset, cotes, crept, crest, crops, escot, estop, pepos, perps, pesto, poets, popes, pores, ports, poser, preps, prest, props, prose, prost, recto. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-o-p-p-r-s-t" | |
+1 letter: prospects, spaceport. | |
+2 letters: cartoppers, preceptors, prospected, prospector, prospectus, spaceports. | |
+3 letters: coppersmith, crowstepped, micropipets, perceptions, precipitous, precomputes, prospecting, prospective, prospectors, protreptics. | |
+4 letters: appreciators, copperplates, coppersmiths, coprosperity, craftspeople, dipterocarps, photocopiers, photospheric, plecopterans, preceptories, precomputers, prepotencies, prescription, proscriptive, prospectuses, spectrograph, spectroscope, spectroscopy, tropospheric. | |
+5 letters: apperceptions, appreciations, copartnership, coproprietors, inspectorship, micropipettes, misperception, photocomposer, pictographies, picturephones, precentorship, preceptorials, preceptorship, precipitators, precipitously, prescriptions, propaedeutics, prospectively, protectorship, psychotherapy, spectatorship, spectrographs, spectrography, spectroscopes, spectroscopic, supercomputer. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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