prospect

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A: A prospective student-athlete or a prospect is a student who has started classes for the ninth grade.

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  1. noun Something expected; a possibility.
  2. noun Chances.
  3. noun Financial expectations, especially of success.
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  • A: A prospective student-athlete or a prospect is a student who has started classes for the ninth grade. —  Maryland Terrapins News -- www.umterps.com
  • And Jo's eyes went slowly round the room, brightening as they looked, for the prospect was a pleasant one Father and Mother sat together, quietly reliving the first chapter of the romance which for them began some twenty years ago. —  Little Women
  • Let's say this prospect is a year+ from the bigs. —  Prospect Insider
  • This prospect was an upscale Asian restaurant with an accessible storage location hidden in back. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • This prospect is then the best avenue for those who wish to get their hands ... —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
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possibility ·  hope ·  chance ·  aspect ·  advantage ·  expectation ·  think ·  vision ·  success ·  news ·  circumstance ·  account

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  1. Middle English prospecte, from Latin prōspectus, distant view, from past participle of prōspicere, to look out : prō-, forward; see pro-1 + specere, to look at; see spek- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin prospectare, look forward, look out, look toward, foresee, freq. of prospicere, past participle prospectus, look forward or into the distance, look out, foresee, from pro, forth, + specere, look; in signification I., 2, from the n.
  2. from French prospect = Spanish Portuguese prospecto = Italian prospetto, from Latin prospectus, a lookout, a distant view, from prospicere, past participle prospectus, look forward or into the distance: see prospect, v.
 

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/ˈprɑspɛkt/
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