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# prospective

«prospective» in Mova's school dictionary: **Likely or expected to be or become something in the…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (prospective)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Likely or expected to be or become something in the future: «prospective parents». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prospective/#m1)

2) (formal) Going to happen or take effect in the future. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prospective/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Used in adult life and school: «prospective pupils» visit on open day; «prospective buyers» look at a house. It tells the reader the person is not yet that thing. Phrases: «prospective students», «prospective buyers», «prospective parents».

### examples

- Prospective pupils toured the school on open day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prospective/#x1)
- The prospective buyers looked round our house. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prospective/#x2)
- She met her prospective in-laws for the first time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prospective/#x3)
- The coach watched the prospective players at trials. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prospective/#x4)
- Prospective parents asked about the lunch menu. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prospective/#x5)
- The prospective changes to the timetable were explained. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prospective/#x6)

### note

Goes before a noun. Different from «perspective» (a point of view) — a common confusion. Formal; in everyday talk say «future» or «possible».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «prospective» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prospective/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.