Read full poem →Amid empurpled vapors, far away
To where the prospect terminates--_thee only_!
Dictionary Entry
prospect
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈpɹɒspɛkt/Word FrequencyCommon (5.32)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Used In Literature ↓The region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook.
In a Sentence
“Students can use prospect to explain The region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook..”
Published Usage Examples
“To me, a prospect is always better than a pick if they are of comparable value.”
“Helleborine, who could be the better long-term prospect, is 8-1, but must have the French Guineas as an alternative.”
This entry also appears in ReadingWillow Year 12 word lists, so students can move between the dictionary and year-level study sets.
Origin
Late Middle English: from Latin prospectus, from prospicere 'look forward', from pro- 'forward' + specere 'to look'.
Common Phrases
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Poetry examples for “prospect”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Come, let us all with the same vigour rise,
And take a prospect of the blissful skies;
While on our minds Christ's image is imprest,
