prospective

• صفة تشير إلى ما يتعلق بالمستقبل أو ما يُتوقع حدوثه أو ما يُحتمل أن يصبح شيئًا ما؛ ويُستعمل أيضًا للدلالة على الشخص المرشح أو المحتمل لمنصب أو دور.

Relating to or effective in the future; likely to happen or become something.

1. Likely to happen in the futureB2formal

   Relating to or concerning the future; expected or anticipated.

   مُحتَمَل الحدوث في المستقبل

   • The company is evaluating prospective candidates for the job.
   • We are looking at prospective sites for the new factory.
   • The prospective changes to the law have caused much debate.

   المرادفاتanticipatedeventualexpectedforthcomingfutureimpendinglikelypotentialprobableupcoming

   الأضدادretrospective

2. Potential or likelyB2formal

   Having the potential to become something in the future.

   محتمل أو مرتقب

   • She is a prospective buyer for the house.
   • The university is recruiting prospective students.
   • He is a prospective candidate for the leadership position.

   المرادفاتexpectedforthcomingfuturelikelypossiblepotentialupcomingwould-be

   الأضدادactualcurrentexistingreal