prospect
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈprɒspɛkt/
:
candidato
- Turner Simmons on the mound... a young Cuban prospect who escaped on a raft.
- 26 prospects
The last one to be on the phone with a prospect is the one who gets the deal.
- The last one to be on the phone with a prospect is the one who gets the deal.
- This year, we've got some great young prospects, some just decades out of college.
- You've got more leads and more clients and more prospects and more opportunities than you have time.
- At that point, they go from being a suspect to a prospect to a lead.
- I thought Reese Lewis was a young Chelsea prospect, but I think that's Reece James.
- You need to be dealing with people who are real prospects.
- Buyers and sellers and people and prospects will go find somebody else.
- If the prospect is in control, how could you do that?
- But those that facility will then be on lent to the franchise prospects.
Examples
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For a dirt poor soldier who's suddenly gained some prospects, you don't seem very Cheerful.
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"We are talking about perhaps the greatest quarterback prospect in history," he replied steadily.
Fiction book (1995) -
Is your son considered the number one high school prospect in these United States of America?
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Not only that, I think we're his first real prospect.
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What is the best way to meet prospects at the start?
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After 18 holes of golf with a prospect, I know if we can do business.
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Well, I just think you should know that, um there are lots of prospects here for a talented person.
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The winner for the best job prospect goes to UC Berkeley.
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We were drenched in red ink and faced with limited prospects for survival.
Academic text (1996) -
The coach believes that Johnson is the most promising prospect for the team this season.
Synonyms
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2.3
A person being considered for a job, award or prize
49
4.1
A person most likely to win a contest or election
35
3.8
A person who wants to achieve something, often in a competition
14
6.8
A person likely to become successful or famous
11
3.6
An applicant who has the right skills and is likely to get the job or award
5
7.0
A person who wants an important job or position
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2.3
A person who applies to be hired for a job
1
3.9
The person most preferred for a job or role
1
7.1
A person likely to be chosen for a job or team
1
3.9
A person who people expect to become the next leader of a group or organization
A person or thing most likely to be chosen, for example to win
Compounds
How Likely
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4.1
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4.4
152
3.5
564
2.3
201
2.7
- Informal
14
4.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
Prospect comes from the Latin parts pro- 'forward' and specere 'to look', so a prospect is someone you 'look at' as a possible choice, the same root as inspect. That's why a prospect can mean a person who is likely to be chosen.