prospect

noun

1 chance that sth will happen

ADJECTIVE

▪ realistic, reasonable

▪ immediate

VERB + PROSPECT

▪ have

▪ offer

PREPOSITION

▪ in prospect

▪

Major developments are in prospect for the company.

▪ prospect of sth

▪

There is little prospect of any improvement in the weather.

2 idea of what may/will happen

ADJECTIVE

▪ attractive, exciting, intriguing

▪ bleak, daunting

▪ frightening, scary

VERB + PROSPECT

▪ be excited at, relish, welcome

▪

I don't relish the prospect of having to share an office.

▪ dread

▪ be faced with, face

▪ consider

▪ raise

3 prospects chances of being successful

ADJECTIVE

▪ bright, excellent, exciting, good

▪ limited, poor

▪ future, long-term

▪ development, economic, growth

▪ career, employment, job, promotion (esp. BrE) (usually prospects for promotion in AmE)

▪ election, electoral, re-election

▪ survival

VERB + PROSPECTS

▪ have

▪ offer (sb)

▪

This position offers excellent promotion prospects.

▪ boost, enhance, improve

▪

Getting the right qualifications will enhance your employment prospects.

▪ blight (BrE), damage, diminish, ruin, wreck

▪ assess, examine, review

PROSPECTS + VERB

▪ improve

PREPOSITION

▪ with prospects, without prospects

▪

At 25 he was an unemployed musician with no prospects.

▪ prospects for

▪

Long-term prospects for the economy have improved.

▪ prospects of

▪

Their prospects of employment look better than last year.

4 sb/sth likely to be successful

ADJECTIVE

▪ bright, hot, top

▪ new, young

▪

a list of the hot new prospects on the literary scene