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{
"term": "prospect",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the possibility that something will happen",
"sensetop": "prospect of somethingprospect of doing somethingprospect (that)…in prospect",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "There is no immediate prospect of peace.",
"contextForm": "prospect of something"
},
{
"text": "They faced the prospect of defeat in the elections."
},
{
"text": "There was insufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction."
},
{
"text": "It's a move that raises the prospect of a takeover battle for the airline."
},
{
"text": "Her family is having to come to terms with the increasingly unlikely prospect of ever finding her.",
"contextForm": "prospect of doing something"
},
{
"text": "There's a reasonable prospect that his debts will be paid.",
"contextForm": "prospect (that)…"
},
{
"text": "A place in the semi-finals is in prospect *(= likely to happen)*.",
"contextForm": "in prospect"
},
{
"text": "There is little prospect of any improvement in the weather."
},
{
"text": "Major developments are in prospect for the company."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["realistic", "reasonable", "immediate"],
"verb + prospect": ["have", "offer"],
"preposition": ["in prospect", "prospect of something"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "an idea of what might or will happen in the future",
"sensetop": "prospect of somethingprospect of doing something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "an exciting prospect"
},
{
"text": "Travelling alone around the world is a daunting prospect."
},
{
"text": "Her heart sank at the prospect of marriage to a man she loathed.",
"contextForm": "prospect of something"
},
{
"text": "The prospect of becoming a father filled him with alarm.",
"contextForm": "prospect of doing something"
},
{
"text": "I don't relish the prospect of having to share an office."
},
{
"text": "I'm very excited at the prospect of joining the team."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["attractive", "exciting", "intriguing"],
"verb + prospect": ["be excited at", "relish", "welcome"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the chances of being successful",
"sensetop": "prospects for somethingprospects of something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "good **job/employment/career prospects**"
},
{
"text": "industries with excellent **growth prospects**"
},
{
"text": "At 25 he was an unemployed musician with no prospects."
},
{
"text": "Long-term prospects for the economy have improved.",
"contextForm": "prospects for something"
},
{
"text": "The war undermines future prospects for economic growth."
},
{
"text": "Their **prospects of success** are slight.",
"contextForm": "prospects of something"
},
{
"text": "What are the prospects of promotion in this job?"
},
{
"text": "We are highly optimistic about the future prospects of the company."
},
{
"text": "Getting the right qualifications will enhance your employment prospects."
},
{
"text": "Their prospects of employment look better than last year."
},
{
"text": "This position offers a good starting salary and excellent promotion prospects."
}
],
"topics": ["Success"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["bright", "hot", "top"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a person who is likely to be successful in a competition or in a particular career",
"sensetop": "prospect (for something)",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She is one of Canada's best prospects for a gold medal."
},
{
"text": "a list of the hot new prospects on the literary scene"
}
],
"topics": ["Success"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["bright", "hot", "top"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "a wide view of an area of land, etc.",
"labels": "(formal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a delightful prospect of the lake"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈprɒspekt/",
"audio": "pr/prospect/prospect__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈprɑːspekt/",
"audio": "pr/prospect/prospect__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English (as a noun denoting the action of looking towards a distant object): from Latin prospectus ‘view’, from prospicere ‘look forward’, from pro- ‘forward’ + specere ‘to look’. Early use, referring to a view of landscape, gave rise to the meaning ‘mental picture’ (mid 16th cent.), which led to the meaning ‘anticipated event’."
}