prospective meaning

'Prospective' significa 'potencial o esperado en el futuro'.

prospective :

Potencial, futuro

Adjetivo

▪ She is a prospective buyer of the house.

▪ Ella es una compradora potencial de la casa.

▪ The company is interviewing prospective employees.

▪ La empresa está entrevistando a empleados potenciales.

paraphrasing

▪ potential – potencial

▪ expected – esperado

Pronunciation

prospective [prəˈspɛktɪv]

El adjetivo tiene el acento en la segunda sílaba "spec", y se pronuncia como "pro-spek-tiv".

Common phrases and grammar about prospective

prospective - Common meaningn

Adjetivo
Potencial, futuro

Part of Speech Changes for prospective

▪ prospect (sustantivo) – perspectiva, posibilidad

Common Expressions with prospective

▪ prospective customer – cliente potencial

▪ prospective student – estudiante potencial

▪ prospective change – cambio esperado

▪ prospective market – mercado potencial

Important examples of prospective in TOEIC

Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test

En las preguntas de vocabulario del TOEIC, "prospective" se utiliza principalmente para describir a personas o situaciones que se espera que ocurran en el futuro.

▪The company is looking for prospective partners.
▪La empresa está buscando socios potenciales.

Ejemplo de palabra fácilmente confundible: perspective (perspectiva)

▪The company is looking for perspective partners.
▪La empresa está buscando socios con perspectiva.
‘prospective’ se refiere a algo esperado en el futuro, como en "socios potenciales".
‘perspective’ significa “punto de vista” y no es adecuado para describir futuros socios. Por lo tanto, ‘prospective’ es la opción correcta.

Grammar examples from the TOEIC test

"Prospective" se utiliza como adjetivo para describir sustantivos, y a menudo aparece en contextos de negocios y educación.

▪They are evaluating prospective investments.
▪Están evaluando inversiones potenciales.

prospective

Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC

prospective student

significa "estudiante potencial" y se usa frecuentemente en contextos educativos.

▪The university held an open day for prospective students.
▪La universidad realizó un día de puertas abiertas para estudiantes potenciales.

prospective buyer

significa "comprador potencial" y se usa en contextos de ventas y negocios.

▪The agent showed the house to a prospective buyer.
▪El agente mostró la casa a un comprador potencial.

Differences between similar words and prospective

prospective

,

potential

differences

"Prospective" se refiere a algo que se espera que ocurra, mientras que "potential" se refiere a la capacidad de ocurrir.

prospective
▪She is a prospective candidate for the job.
▪Ella es una candidata potencial para el trabajo.
potential
▪He has the potential to succeed.
▪Él tiene el potencial para tener éxito.

prospective

,

expected

differences

"Prospective" implica una posibilidad futura, mientras que "expected" implica una certeza o alta probabilidad.

prospective
▪The prospective changes could improve the system.
▪Los cambios esperados se implementarán el próximo año.
expected
▪The expected changes will be implemented next year.
▪Los cambios esperados se implementarán el próximo año.

Words with the same origin as prospective

The origin of prospective

La etimología de la palabra no es clara.

Word structure

El análisis de la composición de la palabra es poco claro.

Words with the same origin

La raíz de la palabra es incierta o difícil de verificar.

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