1. prospect - Noun
2. prospect - Verb
4. Prospect - Proper noun
That which is embraced by eye in vision; the region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook.
Especially, a picturesque or widely extended view; a landscape; hence, a sketch of a landscape.
Relative position of the front of a building or other structure; face; relative aspect.
The act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation; as, a prospect of the future state.
That which is hoped for; ground for hope or expectation; expectation; probable result; as, the prospect of success.
To look over; to explore or examine for something; as, to prospect a district for gold.
To make a search; to seek; to explore, as for mines or the like; as, to prospect for gold.
Source: Webster's dictionaryBride: A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her. Ambrose Bierce
Going to trial with a lawyer who considers your whole life-style a Crime in Progress is not a happy prospect. Hunter S. Thompson
However painful the process of leaving home, for parents and for children, the really frightening thing for both would be the prospect of the child never leaving home. Robert N. Bellah
Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry is own weight, this is a frightening prospect. Eleanor Roosevelt
A little thing in hand is worth more than a great thing in prospect. Spanish Proverb
It is only a stupid cow that rejoices at the prospect of being taken to a beautiful abattoir. African Proverb