Meaning

3 senses
  1. (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.

  2. (obsolete)The scene before or around, in time or in space; view; prospect.

  3. (obsolete)A perspective glass.

Examples

6 sentences
  1. The company invited their prospective customers to the party.

  2. 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

  3. Prospective buyers couldn't make heads or tails out of the contract.

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  4. Doctors still do not fully understand sudden infant death syndrome, which I find terrifying as a prospective parent.

  5. 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.

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Forms

plural: prospectives
Singularprospective
Pluralprospectives

regular

Word family

1 related words
Relatedinchoative

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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