prospect
To search, as for goldTo search, as for gold.
» Is there any prospect of his recovering?
Чи є можливість що він одужає? — mrcenoura
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4 senses(intransitive)To search, as for gold.
schürfen
иска́тьiskátʹ
search for something desirable
To determine which minerals or metals are present in a location.
разве́дкаrazvédka
(intransitive, obsolete)To have or afford a view; to face or look out.
(obsolete, transitive)To look or face towards; to view.
Examples
76 sentencesIs there any prospect of his recovering?
Чи є можливість що він одужає? — mrcenoura
It's a depressing prospect.
Це гнітюча перспектива. — deniko
ruПерспектива удручающая. — odexed
The prospects for Japan's future look dismal.
Перспективи майбутнього Японії виглядають гнітюче. — deniko
ruПерспективы будущего Японии выглядят удручающе. — odexed
deDie Aussichten für Japans Zukunft sind düster. — Tamy
What are the prospects for his recovery?
She has a job with good prospects.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
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.
Learned borrowing from Latin prōspectō.
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Forms
prospects, prospecting, prospected, prospected| Base form | prospect · to prospect |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | prospects |
| Present participle | prospecting |
| Past simple | prospected |
| Past participle | prospected |
regular · Lesson
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- B1False friends — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form