prospective
adjective
pro·spec·tive
| \ prə-ˈspek-tiv also ˈprä-ˌspek-
, prō-ˈspek-, prä-ˈspek-\
, prō-ˈspek-, prä-ˈspek-\
Definition of prospective
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Examples of prospective in a Sentence
In 2005 [Jerry] Colangelo arranged face-to-face sit-downs with every prospective national team player, to hear in their own words why they wanted to represent their country.
— Alexander Wolff, Sports Illustrated, 28 July 2008
All too often in the post-Vietnam past—the first Gulf War, for example—the default position of the Democratic Party has been to assume that any prospective use of U.S. military power would be immoral.
— Joe Klein, Time, 21 Aug. 2006
All of these arguments were prospective, all anticipated the role that public opinion would play in future constitutional disputes.
— Jack N. Rakove, Original Meanings … , 1996
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This is the starting point for any prospective Job Corps student. — courant.com, "Community News For The Windham Edition," 6 Sep. 2019 Jana Albrecht, associate vice president for enrollment management, credited the increase to some new campus events for prospective students, as well as new and restructured financial aid programs for middle-income families. — Dawn Rhodes, chicagotribune.com, "Illinois college enrollment for fall 2019: Illinois State, Eastern Illinois universities see big growth in freshman classes," 5 Sep. 2019 The prospective student’s e-mail was gushing but grammatically flawed. — Maria Cramer, BostonGlobe.com, "Documents in college admissions scandal case show USC officials marked children of donors ‘VIP’," 3 Sep. 2019 Although the official enrollment number won’t be published until this fall, McMaster tells KARE-TV the university extended more offers to prospective students in 2019 after experiencing a slight decrease in applications. — USA TODAY, "Space dummy, Bigfoot denial, pumped-up pumpkin: News from around our 50 states," 2 Sep. 2019 Yet to gain an apartment, prospective tenants must have no prior evictions, and meet several financial requirements. — Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune, "Department of Justice Distributes a Memo to Immigration Court Employees With a Link to A White Supremacist Site: raceAhead," 23 Aug. 2019 Fellow co-op member Dan Beers, a photographer who leased space in the Jax for nearly 24 years, was sometimes hired by former Jax owner Rudy Sundberg to fix locks and prepare studios for prospective tenants. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, "Art-infused Jax St. Paul building offers Lowertown luxury, without the artists," 12 Aug. 2019 So much so that Shuster has turned her skill into a business that coaches prospective college students on writing better application essays. — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, "Yes, it's possible to get a refund on a nonrefundable airline ticket; here's how," 18 July 2019 Schmitt said more than 50 prospective tenants have toured the space. — Roland Li, SFChronicle.com, "Chain store bans in San Francisco leave more shops empty, critics say," 7 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'prospective.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for prospective
prospective
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of prospective
: likely to be or become something specified in the future
formal
: likely to happen
See the full definition for prospective in the English Language Learners Dictionary
prospective
adjective
pro·spec·tive
| \ prə-ˈspek-tiv
, ˈprä-ˌspek-\
, ˈprä-ˌspek-\
Kids Definition of prospective
1
: likely to become
a prospective buyer
2
: likely to come about
prospective benefits
prospective
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pro·spec·tive
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Medical Definition of prospective
: relating to or being a study (as of the incidence of disease) that starts with the present condition of a population of individuals and follows them into the future — compare retrospective
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prospectively
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prospective
adjective
pro·spec·tive
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Legal Definition of prospective
1
: relating to or effective in the future
a statute's prospective effect
2
: likely to come about : expected to happen
prospective inability to perform the contract
3
: likely to be or become
a prospective buyer
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