prospect
The region which the eye overlooks at one timeThe region which the eye overlooks at one time; a view; a scene; an outlook.
» Is there any prospect of his recovering?
Чи є можливість що він одужає?
Meaning
10 sensesThe region which the eye overlooks at one time; a view; a scene; an outlook.
Sicht, Perspektive
видvid
ви́глядvýhljad
A picturesque or panoramic view; a landscape; hence, a sketch of a landscape.
Aussicht, Blick
видvid
ви́глядvýhljad
A position affording a fine view; a lookout.
A relative position of the front of a building or other structure; a face; a relative aspect.
Ausrichtung
The act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation.
Erwartung, Chance, Aussicht
ожида́ниеožidánije
The potential things that may come to pass, often favorable.
Aussicht, Perspektive, Erwartung
перспекти́ваperspektíva
перспекти́ваperspektýva
A hope; a hopeful.
Hoffnung, Talent, Kandidat
наде́ждаnadéžda
Any player whose rights are owned by a top-level professional team, but who has yet to play a game for said team.
A potential client or customer.
The façade of an organ.
Ansicht
- the possibility of future success
- a prediction of the course of a disease
- someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
- the visual percept of a region
Examples
76 sentencesIs there any prospect of his recovering?
Чи є можливість що він одужає?
It's a depressing prospect.
Це гнітюча перспектива.
ruПерспектива удручающая.
The prospects for Japan's future look dismal.
Перспективи майбутнього Японії виглядають гнітюче.
ruПерспективы будущего Японии выглядят удручающе.
deDie Aussichten für Japans Zukunft sind düster.
What are the prospects for his recovery?
She has a job with good prospects.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English prospecte, from Latin prōspectus (“view, sight, prospect; panorama”),From Middle English prospecte, from Latin prōspectus (“view, sight, prospect; panorama”), from prōspiciō (“to look forward”) + -tus (suffix forming action nouns), from pro (“before, forward”) + speciō, spiciō (“to look, to see”). By surface analysis, pro- + -spect. Doublet of prospectus and prospekt. The verb is from the noun.
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Forms
plural: prospectsSynonyms
12 synonyms- the possibility of future success:chance
- a prediction of the course of a disease:prognosismedical prognosis
- someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.):candidate
- the visual percept of a region:viewaspectscenevistapanorama
- belief about (or mental picture of) the future:expectationoutlook
Word family
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