prospective

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  1. adjective Likely or expected to happen.
  2. adjective Likely to become or be: prospective clients.

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would-be ·  actual ·  legitimate ·  potential ·  long-term ·  wealthy ·  respective ·  royal ·  rightful ·  unsuspecting ·  longtime ·  sole
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  1. from Middle English prospectyve, n., from Old French prospectif, adjective (as a noun, prospective, feminine), = Italian prospettivo, from Late Latin prospectivus, pertaining to a prospect or to looking forward, from Latin prospicere, past participle prospectus, look forward, look into the distance: see prospect.
 

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/prəˈspɛktɪv/
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