prospect

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun General-service

n. a person who is likely to be successful or chosen for a job or team.

n. a person regarded as likely to succeed or as a potential candidate for a position, especially in professional sports or sales.

“The sales team is meeting with a new prospect tomorrow morning.”

“Scouts from several major league teams attended the game to evaluate the young pitching prospect before the upcoming draft.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Literary

n. a wide view of a landscape or area from a high place.

n. an extensive or panoramic view of a landscape; a scene spread out before the observer.

“From the top of the hill, we enjoyed a beautiful prospect of the valley below.”

“The architect designed the terrace specifically to capture the grand prospect of the rugged coastline and the distant islands.”

C1 · Advanced Science Technical

v. to search an area for gold, oil, or other valuable minerals.

v. to explore an area for mineral deposits or oil. Intransitive, often followed by 'for'.

Español:catear

“Many people went west to prospect for gold during the nineteenth century.”

“Geologists were sent to the remote northern territory to prospect for rare earth minerals essential for battery production.”