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1. The possibility of future success
   "his prospects as a writer are excellent";
   - chance
    
2. Belief about (or mental picture of) the future
   - expectation, outlook
    
3. Someone who is considered for something (for an office, prize or honour etc.)
   - candidate
    
4. A distant view of a wide area, esp. one that is pleasant to look at
   - view, aspect, scene, vista, panorama
    
5. A prediction of the course of a disease
   - prognosis, medical prognosis

1. Search for something desirable
   "prospect a job"
    
2. Explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals

Derived forms: prospects, prospecting, prospected

Type of: belief, delve into, dig into, explore, individual, look, medical diagnosis, mortal, person, potency, potential, potentiality, research, search, somebody, someone, soul, visual image, visual percept

Encyclopedia: Prospect, Ohio