3. Being within view or consideration, as a future event or contingency; relating to the future: expected; as,
a prospective benefit.
Points on which the promises, at the time of ordination, had no prospective bearing.
W. Jay. Prospective
(Pro*spec"tive) n.
1. The scene before or around, in time or in space; view; prospect. Sir H. Wotton.
2. A perspective glass. [Obs.] Chaucer. Beau. & Fl.
Prospectively
(Pro*spec"tive*ly), adv. In a prospective manner.
Prospectiveness
(Pro*spec"tive*ness), n. Quality of being prospective.
Prospectless
(Pros"pect*less) a. Having no prospect.
Prospector
(Pros"pect*or) n. [L., one who looks out.] One who prospects; especially, one who explores
a region for minerals and precious metals.
Prospectus
(Pro*spec"tus) n. [L., a prospect, sight, view: cf. F. prospectus. See Prospect.] A summary,
plan, or scheme of something proposed, affording a prospect of its nature; especially, an exposition of
the scheme of an unpublished literary work.
Prosper
(Pros"per) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prospered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Prospering.] [F. prospérer v. i., or
L. prosperare, v. i., or L. prosperare, v. t., fr. prosper or prosperus. See Prosperous.] To favor; to
render successful. "Prosper thou our handiwork." Bk. of Common Prayer.
All things concur toprosper our design.
Dryden. Prosper
(Pros"per), v. i.
1. To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.
They, in their earthly Canaan placed,
Long time shall dwell and prosper.
Milton. 2. To grow; to increase. [Obs.]
Black cherry trees prosper even to considerable timber.
Evelyn. Prosperity
(Pros*per"i*ty) n. [F. prospérité, L. prosperitas. See Prosperous.] The state of being prosperous; advance
or gain in anything good or desirable; successful progress in any business or enterprise; attainment of the
object desired; good fortune; success; as, commercial prosperity; national prosperity.
Now prosperity begins to mellow.
Shak.
Prosperities can only be enjoyed by them who fear not at all to lose them.
Jer. Taylor. Syn. — Prosperousness; thrift; weal; welfare; well being; happiness.
Prosperous
(Pros"per*ous) a. [L. prosperus or prosper, originally, answering to hope; pro according to
+ the root of sperare to hope. See Despair.]
1. Tending to prosperity; favoring; favorable; helpful.
A happy passage and a prosperous wind.
Denham.
