prospective meaning
prospective :
expected, likely
adjective
▪ She is a prospective buyer of the house.
▪ She is an expected buyer of the house.
▪ The company interviewed prospective employees.
▪ The company talked to likely employees.
paraphrasing
▪ potential – expected
▪ future – likely
▪ anticipated – expected
▪ possible – likely
Pronunciation
prospective [prəˈspɛktɪv]
The stress is on 'spec' and sounds like 'pruh-spek-tiv'.
Common phrases and grammar about prospective
prospective - Common meaning
adjective
expected, likely
Part of Speech Changes for "prospective"
▪ prospect (noun) – chance or possibility
▪ prospectively (adverb) – in a likely way
Common Expressions with "prospective"
▪ prospective customer – likely buyer
▪ prospective student – likely student
▪ prospective job – likely job
▪ prospective change – expected change
Important examples of prospective in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, prospective is often used to describe future customers or employees.
Example of a confusing word: perspective (point of view)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Prospective is used as an adjective to describe nouns in TOEIC grammar questions.
prospective
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
prospective client
'future customer', used in business contexts.
prospective opportunity
means 'future chance', used when talking about possible future events.
Differences between similar words and prospective
prospective
,
potential
differences
Prospective refers to something likely to happen, while potential refers to something that can happen.
Words with the same origin as prospective
The origin of prospective
The word's etymology is not clear.
Word structure
The analysis of the word's composition is unclear.
Words with the same origin
The word's root is unclear or difficult to confirm.
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