prospective
A prospective member, student, employee, date, partner, etcA prospective (potential) member, student, employee, date, partner, etc.
» The company invited their prospective customers to the party.
CM · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(informal, often, plural)A prospective (potential) member, student, employee, date, partner, etc.
Would you like to show the prospective around?
I'm meeting the prospectives at 3.
(obsolete)The scene before or around, in time or in space; view; prospect.
(obsolete)A perspective glass.
Examples
6 sentencesThe company invited their prospective customers to the party.
We have several prospective new members. I hope they will join us.
deWir haben mehrere potentielle neue Mitglieder, die uns, hoffe ich, beitreten werden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Prospective buyers couldn't make heads or tails out of the contract.
Doctors still do not fully understand sudden infant death syndrome, which I find terrifying as a prospective parent.
The realtor had custom drapes ordered for the house to make it look more appealing to prospective home buyers.
Origin
From Middle French prospectif, from Late Latin prospectivus. See more at English prospect.From Middle French prospectif, from Late Latin prospectivus. See more at English prospect.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: prospectives| Singular | prospective |
|---|---|
| Plural | prospectives |
regular