Betekenis van prospect In het Nederlands

• 0 the possibility that something good might happen in the future:

  • Is there any prospect of the weather improving?

  • There seems little prospect of an end to the dispute.

  • [ + that ] There's not much prospect that this war will be over soon.

  • There's every prospect of success.

  • She's hoping the course will improve her career prospects.

  • Prospects of/for (= opportunities for) employment remain bleak for most people in the area.

  • The prospect of spending three whole days with her fills me with horror.

  • I'm very excited at the prospect of seeing her again.

  • We face the prospect of having to start all over again.

  • We'll be interviewing four more prospects for the jobs this afternoon.

• 1 a good view of a large land area or of a city:

  • From the restaurant there was a marvellous prospect of/over the valley and the mountains beyond.

• 2 to search for gold, oil, or other valuable substances on or under the surface of the earth:

  • to prospect for oil/gold

• 3 the possibility or likelihood that something will happen:

  • [ C ] Losing the elections is a prospect that still appears unlikely.

  • [ U ] She smiled at the prospect of seeing him again.

  • [ pl ] Prospects (= Chances for success) in the computer industry are excellent.

• 4 to search for gold, oil, or other valuable substances on or under the surface of the earth

• 5 the possibility that something might happen in the future, especially something good:

  • there is little/no prospect of sth There is little prospect of the trade embargo being lifted this year.

  • Is there any prospect that serious change in the administration's economic policies could emerge from this session?

• 6 the possibility of being successful in the future:

  • The market remains sceptical about the bank's prospects.

  • prospects for sth Investors are becoming increasingly excited about prospects for the new drug.

  • The growth prospects of the medical and health care equipment industry are promising.

  • sb's career/job prospects Having a wide range of interests can improve your job prospects.

  • business/economic/financial prospects

• 7 likely to happen in future:

  • Another rise in interest rates is in prospect.

• 8 the fact that something might or will happen in the future:

  • The company faces the prospect of a new competitor entering the market with a better offer.

  • These sanctions raise the prospect of a damaging Pacific trade war.

• 9 a possible future customer:

  • Frequently, a salesperson has only a limited amount of time for contact with customers and prospects.

• 10 a person who might be chosen as an employee:

  • a prospect for sth We will interview four more prospects for the post this afternoon.

• 11 someone or something that is likely to succeed in the future:

  • This product was clearly a better prospect for advertisers.

• 12 to search for gold, oil, or other valuable substances on or under the surface of the Earth:

  • prospect for sth The company will begin prospecting for diamonds in northwest Russia under a new joint venture.

• 13 to try to achieve, create, or find something:

  • prospect for sth The internet promises one of the cheapest methods of prospecting for new clients.