prospective

Definitions


[prəˈspɛktɪv], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- expected or expecting to be the specified thing in the future
(e.g: she showed a prospective buyer around the house)


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Origin:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘looking forward, having foresight’): from obsolete French prospectif, -ive or late Latin prospectivus, from Latin prospectus ‘view’ (see prospect)




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