Prospective

Full definition of prospective

Adjective

1. Likely or expected to happen or become.Prospective students are those who have already applied to the university, but have yet to be admitted.
2. Anticipated in the near or far future.
3. Of or relating to a prospect; furnishing a prospect.
• MiltonTime's long and dark prospective glass.
4. Looking forward in time; acting with foresight.
• Sir J. ChildThe French king and king of Sweden are circumspect, industrious, and prospective, too, in this affair.

Noun

1. (obsolete) The scene before or around, in time or in space; view; prospect.
2. (obsolete) A perspective glass.
3. (informal, often plural) A prospective (potential) member, student, employee, date, partner, etc.Would you like to show the prospective around?I'm meeting the prospectives at 3.
• 2006, Verve: The Spirit of Today's Woman, volume 14, issues 4-6, page 114:At the moment, meeting interesting, 'could be, maybe not' prospectives around the globe keeps her entertained.