Definizione monolingua

prospect

prospect (third-person singular simple present prospects, present participle prospecting, simple past and past participle prospected)

1. (intransitive) To search, as for gold.

prospect (plural prospects)

1. The potential things that may come to pass, often favorable.
   • 1788, James Hutton, Theory of the earth, page 166:

     The result, therefore, of this physical inquiry is, that we find no vestige of a beginning,— no prospect of an end.

   • 2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, BBC:

     And a further boost to Englands qualification prospects came after the final whistle when Wales recorded a 2-1 home win over group rivals Montenegro, who Capellos men face in their final qualifier.

2. A hope; a hopeful.
   • 2011 November 10, Jeremy Wilson, “England Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report”, Telegraph:

     The most persistent tormentor was Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who scored a hat-trick in last month’s corresponding fixture in Iceland. His ability to run at defences is instantly striking, but it is his clever use of possession that has persuaded some shrewd judges that he is an even better prospect than Theo Walcott.

3. (sports) Any player whose rights are owned by a professional team, but who has yet to play a game for said team.
4. (music) The facade of an organ.

Definizione dizionario prospect

	prospect
	A potential customer.

	cercare clienti potenziali
	A potential customer.

aspettativa

cercare

esaminare

esplorare

fare ricerche

panorama

previsione

probabilità

prospettiva

speranza

veduta

vista

Altri significati:

to search as for gold

(one’s) hopes

(music) The facade of an organ.

(intransitive) To search, as for gold.

potential things that may come to pass, usually favorable

The potential things that may come to pass, often favorable.

(sports) Any player whose rights are owned by a professional team, but who has yet to play a game for said team.