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Prospective is defined as likely or expected.

(adjective)

An example of someone prospective is a potential new client; a prospective client.
An example of someone prospective is a student looking at colleges; a prospective student.

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See prospective in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

looking toward the future
expected; likely; future

Origin: LL prospectivus < prospectus: see prospect

Related Forms:

prospectively adverb

See prospective in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Likely or expected to happen.
Likely to become or be: prospective clients.

Related Forms:

pro·specˈtive·ly adverb

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