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prospective |
Overview of adj prospective The adj prospective has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (6) prospective -- (concerned with or related to the future; "prospective earnings"; "a prospective mother"; "the statute is solely prospective in operation") 2. (2) prospective -- (anticipated for the near future; "the prospective students"; "his prospective bride") Antonyms of adj prospective 2 senses of prospective Sense 1 prospective (vs. retrospective) retrospective (vs. prospective) => ex post facto, retroactive, retro Sense 2 prospective(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA present, future) -> past INDIRECT (VIA future, past) -> present Similarity of adj prospective 2 senses of prospective Sense 1 prospective (vs. retrospective) => expected, likely, potential => future Also See-> future#1 Sense 2 prospective(postnominal) => future (vs. past) (vs. present) Attributes of adj prospective Familiarity of adj prospective prospective used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj prospective prospective Overview of adj prospective The adj prospective has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (6) prospective -- (concerned with or related to the future; "prospective earnings"; "a prospective mother"; "the statute is solely prospective in operation") 2. (2) prospective -- (anticipated for the near future; "the prospective students"; "his prospective bride")
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