prospective

Definition

Likely or expected to happen or become.

Etymology

From Middle French prospectif, from Late Latin prospectivus. See more at English prospect.

Example Sentences

• "Prospective students are those who have already applied to the university, but have yet to be admitted."
• "A short distance above I-ch’ang is the prospective site of a hydroelectric dam that has vast promise for the industrialization of central China."
• "And in times long and dark Proſpective Glaſs / Fore-ſaw what future dayes ſhould bring to paſs,"