prospective

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French prospectif, from Late Latin prospectivus. See more at English prospect. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɹəˈspɛktɪv/ Rhymes: -ɛktɪv === Adjective === prospective (not comparable) Likely or expected to happen or become. Anticipated in the near or far future. Of or relating to a prospect; furnishing a prospect. Looking forward in time; acting with foresight. 1668-1690, Josiah Child, A new discourse of trade The French king, and the king of Sweden are […] circumspect, industrious, and prospective, too, in this affair. (medicine, of research) Being a study that starts with the present situation and follows participants into the future (grammar) Indicating grammatically an activity about to begin. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === prospective (plural prospectives) (obsolete) The scene before or around, in time or in space; view; prospect. (obsolete) A perspective glass. (informal, often plural) A prospective (potential) member, student, employee, date, partner, etc. === See also === inchoative === References === “prospective”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “prospective”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “prospective”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. prospective aspect on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Adjective === prospective feminine singular of prospectif