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prospect
Noun
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A prospect is what you think will happen in the future.
There's a good prospect of this building being converted into a school.
Immigrants face the prospect of having to accept unskilled jobs at lower wages.
There is little or no prospect of a new station being opened up on the east coast.
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Your prospects are your chances of moving forward in your job or in your life.
So I would congratulate her on her good prospects as a teacher.
A new place offered some prospect of new beginnings.
We are very worried about her prospects.
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A prospect is somebody that think will do well in the future.
At 18, she is one of Britain's best prospects for an Olympic medal in Barcelona this summer.
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A prospect is somebody who might be a customer or worker in the future.
Your best prospects are your previous customers.
prospect
Verb
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If you prospect for something valuable, such as gold or oil, you search an area for it.
Anglo-United was not the only company prospecting for gold in the early eighties.
list
Noun
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A list is a group of related words, often in some order, often to help you remember something.
I can't remember if we need milk and I've forgotten the shopping list.
Did you call everyone on the phone list?
I'm sorry, I can't talk now. I've got a long list of things to do.
list
Verb
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If you list something, you say or write a number of related things.
OK, let's start the meeting by listing the things to talk about.
The phone book lists five different restaurants in our town.
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If a ship lists, it leans to one side.