Prospective
adjective
Expected to do something in the future.
She's a prospective student trying to get into the best university.
Often appears as...
- prospective student
- prospective buyer
adjective
Likely to happen soon.
These new technologies show prospective benefits for all of us.
Often appears as...
- prospective benefits
- prospective improvements
adjective
Relating to or effective in the future.
The pros and cons of the prospective situation must be analyzed.
Often appears as...
- prospective situation
- prospective adjustment
adjective
Expected to do something in the future.
She's a prospective student trying to get into the best university.
Often appears as...
- prospective student
- prospective buyer
adjective
Likely to happen soon.
These new technologies show prospective benefits for all of us.
Often appears as...
- prospective benefits
- prospective improvements
adjective
Relating to or effective in the future.
The pros and cons of the prospective situation must be analyzed.
Often appears as...
- prospective situation
- prospective adjustment
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Future Intentions
Use 'prospective' to talk about someone's plans or intentions for the coming time.
She visited the campus as a prospective student, hoping to enroll next term.
Pro Tip 2/3Engagement Stage
Indicates someone's position when considering or negotiating an action but hasn't committed yet.
The prospective employer had a long interview with him.
Pro Tip 3/3Anticipating Participation
'Prospective' often implies someone is taking steps to achieve a future goal.
She already attended the pre-orientation meetup for prospective members.
Pro Tip 1/3Future Intentions
Use 'prospective' to talk about someone's plans or intentions for the coming time.
She visited the campus as a prospective student, hoping to enroll next term.
Pro Tip 2/3Engagement Stage
Indicates someone's position when considering or negotiating an action but hasn't committed yet.
The prospective employer had a long interview with him.
Pro Tip 3/3Anticipating Participation
'Prospective' often implies someone is taking steps to achieve a future goal.
She already attended the pre-orientation meetup for prospective members.
Pro Tip 1/3Future Intentions
Use 'prospective' to talk about someone's plans or intentions for the coming time.
She visited the campus as a prospective student, hoping to enroll next term.
Pro Tip 2/3Engagement Stage
Indicates someone's position when considering or negotiating an action but hasn't committed yet.
The prospective employer had a long interview with him.
Pro Tip 3/3Anticipating Participation
'Prospective' often implies someone is taking steps to achieve a future goal.
She already attended the pre-orientation meetup for prospective members.
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Every city needs healthy...
you just mix up some pollen sugar and water and whatever active ingredient you want to put in and you just give it right to the bees no chemicals involved just immune boosters humans think about our own health in a prospective way we exercise we eat healthy we take vitamins why don't we think about honeybees in that same type of way bring them to
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Noah Wilson-Rich: Every...
You just mix up some pollen, sugar and water, and whatever active ingredient you want to put in, and you just give it right to the bees. No chemicals involved, just immune boosters. Humans think about our own health in a prospective way. We exercise, we eat healthy, we take vitamins. Why don't we think about honeybees in that same type of way?
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How does the stock...
Buying stocks makes those investors partial owners in the business. Their investment helps the company to grow, and as it becomes more successful, more buyers may see potential and start buying stocks. As demand for those stocks increases, so does their price, increasing the cost for prospective buyers,
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Anne-Marie Slaughter:...
an automatic three month's paternity leave, but they lose it if they decide not to take it, a high government official told me that companies are starting to look at prospective male employees and raise an eyebrow if they didn't in fact
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Jared Diamond: Lessons...
dozens of job applications in response to ads by prospective employers all of the applications had fictitious names of women and all the applications were identical except that half of the applications said that the woman's age
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Embrace your raw,...
with peace and satisfaction, "I was just like everybody else." And this would be my message, too. So one night, I made one final call to my prospective campaign manager. We'd do the things it'd take to win, but first he had one
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The building of...
effect on the civilized world the cupola provided the thinking and the bulwark for next generation artists and thinkers and it started to forge the high Renaissance because 16 years after the rediscovery of prospective drawing
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This Plant Traps its...
an added attractive factor to lure in prospective prey in most species an elongated lid covers the pitcher's opening sheltering it from heavy rain and protecting the digestive juices at the
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What it means to be...
No life is free of issue. All coins have two sides. On the one side, I have been humiliated in doctors' offices. I have stood in front of prospective partners and felt afraid
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Love, sorrow and the...
Because unfortunately, some of the prospective solutions to the climate crisis also can destroy nature. Protecting and respecting nature
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Every city needs healthy...
you just mix up some pollen sugar and water and whatever active ingredient you want to put in and you just give it right to the bees no chemicals involved just immune boosters humans think about our own health in a prospective way we exercise we eat healthy we take vitamins why don't we think about honeybees in that same type of way bring them to
Video examples
Noah Wilson-Rich: Every...
You just mix up some pollen, sugar and water, and whatever active ingredient you want to put in, and you just give it right to the bees. No chemicals involved, just immune boosters. Humans think about our own health in a prospective way. We exercise, we eat healthy, we take vitamins. Why don't we think about honeybees in that same type of way?
Video examples
How does the stock...
Buying stocks makes those investors partial owners in the business. Their investment helps the company to grow, and as it becomes more successful, more buyers may see potential and start buying stocks. As demand for those stocks increases, so does their price, increasing the cost for prospective buyers,
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Anne-Marie Slaughter:...
an automatic three month's paternity leave, but they lose it if they decide not to take it, a high government official told me that companies are starting to look at prospective male employees and raise an eyebrow if they didn't in fact
Video examples
Jared Diamond: Lessons...
dozens of job applications in response to ads by prospective employers all of the applications had fictitious names of women and all the applications were identical except that half of the applications said that the woman's age
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Embrace your raw,...
with peace and satisfaction, "I was just like everybody else." And this would be my message, too. So one night, I made one final call to my prospective campaign manager. We'd do the things it'd take to win, but first he had one
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The building of...
effect on the civilized world the cupola provided the thinking and the bulwark for next generation artists and thinkers and it started to forge the high Renaissance because 16 years after the rediscovery of prospective drawing
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This Plant Traps its...
an added attractive factor to lure in prospective prey in most species an elongated lid covers the pitcher's opening sheltering it from heavy rain and protecting the digestive juices at the
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What it means to be...
No life is free of issue. All coins have two sides. On the one side, I have been humiliated in doctors' offices. I have stood in front of prospective partners and felt afraid
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Love, sorrow and the...
Because unfortunately, some of the prospective solutions to the climate crisis also can destroy nature. Protecting and respecting nature
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Lisa Madigan
American Public Servant
Unlike public universities and private, not-for-profit colleges, for-profit schools are owned by revenue-seeking businesses often more intent on boosting their bottom line than educating their students. They use hard-sell tactics to recruit prospective students, and veterans have become particular targets.
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Lauren Conrad
American Designer
Blogging is a great way to show your talents and interests to prospective employers, while adding an edge to your resume. If you blog consistently it shows your dedication, passions and creativity - all of which are key attributes employers look for in job candidates.
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Donald Rumsfeld
American Politician
If a prospective Presidential approach can't be explained clearly enough to be understood well, it probably hasn't been thought through well enough. If not well understood by the American people, it probably won't 'sail' anyway. Send it back for further thought.
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David Ogilvy
English Businessman
The relationship between a manufacturer and his advertising agency is almost as intimate as the relationship between a patient and his doctor. Make sure that you can life happily with your prospective client before you accept his account.
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Jon Porter
American Politician
By providing our school districts with direct access to criminal information records, we can help ensure timely and complete information on prospective school employees.
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Dabney Coleman
American Actor
I have a theory about that, if you have to say something, if you have encourage for one second a prospective acting student - he should not go in to acting.
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Mariella Frostrup
British Journalist
What an unappealing responsibility that is to lumber any prospective lover with: the need to be a saviour, not simply an equal partner.
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Michael Dell
American Businessman
We tell prospective hires, 'If you want an environment that is never going to change, don't come here. This is not the place for you.
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Elbert Hubbard
American Writer
Never get married in college; it's hard to get a start if a prospective employer finds you've already made one mistake.
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Eduardo Saverin
Brazilian Businessman
For charity purposes, how do I help? A lot of prospective levers and tools have come into my life.
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Lisa Madigan
American Public Servant
Unlike public universities and private, not-for-profit colleges, for-profit schools are owned by revenue-seeking businesses often more intent on boosting their bottom line than educating their students. They use hard-sell tactics to recruit prospective students, and veterans have become particular targets.
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Lauren Conrad
American Designer
Blogging is a great way to show your talents and interests to prospective employers, while adding an edge to your resume. If you blog consistently it shows your dedication, passions and creativity - all of which are key attributes employers look for in job candidates.
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Donald Rumsfeld
American Politician
If a prospective Presidential approach can't be explained clearly enough to be understood well, it probably hasn't been thought through well enough. If not well understood by the American people, it probably won't 'sail' anyway. Send it back for further thought.
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David Ogilvy
English Businessman
The relationship between a manufacturer and his advertising agency is almost as intimate as the relationship between a patient and his doctor. Make sure that you can life happily with your prospective client before you accept his account.
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Jon Porter
American Politician
By providing our school districts with direct access to criminal information records, we can help ensure timely and complete information on prospective school employees.
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Dabney Coleman
American Actor
I have a theory about that, if you have to say something, if you have encourage for one second a prospective acting student - he should not go in to acting.
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Mariella Frostrup
British Journalist
What an unappealing responsibility that is to lumber any prospective lover with: the need to be a saviour, not simply an equal partner.
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Michael Dell
American Businessman
We tell prospective hires, 'If you want an environment that is never going to change, don't come here. This is not the place for you.
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Elbert Hubbard
American Writer
Never get married in college; it's hard to get a start if a prospective employer finds you've already made one mistake.
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Eduardo Saverin
Brazilian Businessman
For charity purposes, how do I help? A lot of prospective levers and tools have come into my life.
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