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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/prəˈspɛktɪv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/prəˈspɛktɪv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(prə spek′tiv)

pro•spec•tive /prəˈspɛktɪv/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]

possible, likely, or expected;
potential;
probable:a prospective customer.

See -spec-.

pro•spec•tive (prə spek′tiv),USA pronunciation adj.

of or in the future:prospective earnings.
potential, likely, or expected:a prospective partner.

Late Latin prōspectīvus. See prospectus, -ive
1580–90

pro•spec′tive•ly, adv.
pro•spec′tive•ness, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

prospective /prəˈspɛktɪv/ adj

looking towards the future
(prenominal) anticipated or likely

proˈspectively adv

'prospective' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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Synonyms: expected, future, likely, probable, anticipated, more...

Collocations: [discuss, debate, evaluate] prospective changes, prospective [earnings, payments, revenue, income] (of), a prospective [analysis, study, evaluation] (of), more...

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