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prospective

pros·pec·tive

UK/pɹəˈspɛktɪv/ US/prʌˈspɛktɪv/ uncommon informal obsolete

adjective

1.

concerned with or related to the future

  • “prospective earnings”
  • “a prospective mother”
  • “the statute is solely prospective in operation”
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2.

anticipated for the near future

  • “the prospective students”
  • “his prospective bride”
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Origin

From Middle French prospectif, from Late Latin prospectivus. See more at English prospect.

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