- (n.) Looking forward in time; acting with foresight; -- opposed to retrospective.
- (n.) Being within view or consideration, as a future event or contingency; relating to the future: expected; as, a prospective benefit.
- (n.) The scene before or around, in time or in space; view; prospect.
- (n.) Of or pertaining to a prospect; furnishing a prospect; perspective.
- (n.) A perspective glass.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). prospective. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/prospective/definitions/2050111 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "prospective" http://smartdefine.org/prospective/definitions/2050111 (accessed September 20, 2026). |
| Harvard | Webster's 2011, prospective, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/prospective/definitions/2050111>. |
| MLA | Webster's. "prospective" 27 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/prospective/definitions/2050111> |