prospect :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. the possibility of future success; "his prospects as a writer are excellent"

n. someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)

n. a prediction of the course of a disease

n. belief about (or mental picture of) the future

v. explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals

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n. the probability of a specified outcome

n. a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance"

n. the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"

n. a person who participates in competitions

n. a politician who is running for public office

n. anticipating with confidence of fulfillment

n. an expectation

n. the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled; "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope"

n. a feeling of trust (in someone or something); "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned"

n. any system of principles or beliefs

n. a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof

n. a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"

n. a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop

n. the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"

v. investigate scientifically; "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese"

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