{
    "term": "prospect",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the possibility that something will happen",
            "sensetop": "prospect of somethingprospect of doing somethingprospect (that)…in prospect",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There is no immediate prospect of peace.",
                    "contextForm": "prospect of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They faced the prospect of defeat in the elections."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was insufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's a move that raises the prospect of a takeover battle for the airline."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her family is having to come to terms with the increasingly unlikely prospect of ever finding her.",
                    "contextForm": "prospect of doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's a reasonable prospect that his debts will be paid.",
                    "contextForm": "prospect (that)…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A place in the semi-finals is in prospect *(= likely to happen)*.",
                    "contextForm": "in prospect"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is little prospect of any improvement in the weather."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Major developments are in prospect for the company."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["realistic", "reasonable", "immediate"],
                "verb + prospect": ["have", "offer"],
                "preposition": ["in prospect", "prospect of something"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "an idea of what might or will happen in the future",
            "sensetop": "prospect of somethingprospect of doing something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an exciting prospect"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Travelling alone around the world is a daunting prospect."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her heart sank at the prospect of marriage to a man she loathed.",
                    "contextForm": "prospect of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The prospect of becoming a father filled him with alarm.",
                    "contextForm": "prospect of doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I don't relish the prospect of having to share an office."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm very excited at the prospect of joining the team."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["attractive", "exciting", "intriguing"],
                "verb + prospect": ["be excited at", "relish", "welcome"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the chances of being successful",
            "sensetop": "prospects for somethingprospects of something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "good **job/employment/career prospects**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "industries with excellent **growth prospects**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "At 25 he was an unemployed musician with no prospects."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Long-term prospects for the economy have improved.",
                    "contextForm": "prospects for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The war undermines future prospects for economic growth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their **prospects of success** are slight.",
                    "contextForm": "prospects of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "What are the prospects of promotion in this job?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We are highly optimistic about the future prospects of the company."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Getting the right qualifications will enhance your employment prospects."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their prospects of employment look better than last year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This position offers a good starting salary and excellent promotion prospects."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["bright", "hot", "top"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a person who is likely to be successful in a competition or in a particular career",
            "sensetop": "prospect (for something)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She is one of Canada's best prospects for a gold medal."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a list of the hot new prospects on the literary scene"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["bright", "hot", "top"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a wide view of an area of land, etc.",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a delightful prospect of the lake"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈprɒspekt/",
                "audio": "pr/prospect/prospect__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈprɑːspekt/",
                "audio": "pr/prospect/prospect__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (as a noun denoting the action of looking towards a distant object): from Latin prospectus ‘view’, from prospicere ‘look forward’, from pro- ‘forward’ + specere ‘to look’. Early use, referring to a view of landscape, gave rise to the meaning ‘mental picture’ (mid 16th cent.), which led to the meaning ‘anticipated event’."
}