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prospective
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As an adjective, prospective means likely or expected to happen or become. As a noun, it means a prospective (potential) member, student, employee, date, partner, etc.
Meanings of prospective
9 meaningsadjective
Likely or expected to happen or become.
“Prospective students are those who have already applied to the university, but have yet to be admitted.”
Anticipated in the near or far future.
Of or relating to a prospect; furnishing a prospect.
Looking forward in time; acting with foresight.
medicineof researchA study that starts with the present situation and follows participants into the future
grammarIndicating grammatically an activity about to begin.
“What some other languages convey with prospective aspect, English conveys with expressions like going to drive the car home.”
noun
informaloften pluralA prospective (potential) member, student, employee, date, partner, etc.
“Would you like to show the prospective around?”
“I'm meeting the prospectives at 3.”
Older and rare meanings (2)
obsoleteThe scene before or around, in time or in space; view; prospect.
obsoleteA perspective glass.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).