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prospective | v |

As an adjective prospective

is likely or expected to happen or become.

As a noun prospective

is (obsolete) the scene before or around, in time or in space; view; prospect.

As a letter v is

the twenty-second letter of the.

As a symbol v is

the volt in the international system of units.

prospective

English

Adjective

(-)
  • 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.
  • * Milton
    • Time's long and dark prospective glass.
  • Looking forward in time; acting with foresight.
  • * Sir J. Child
    • The French king and king of Sweden are circumspect, industrious, and prospective , too, in this affair.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) The scene before or around, in time or in space; view; prospect.
  • (obsolete) A perspective glass.
    • (Chaucer)
    (Beaumont and Fletcher)
  • (informal, often plural) A (potential) member, student, employee, date, partner, etc.
    • Would you like to show the prospective around?
    I'm meeting the prospectives at 3.
  • * 2006 , Verve: The Spirit of Today's Woman , volume 14, issues 4-6, page 114:
    • At the moment, meeting interesting, 'could be, maybe not' prospectives around the globe keeps her entertained.

    References

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    v

    Translingual

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    Etymology 1

    Minuscule variation of Latin V, from seventh century Old Latin adoption of Old Italic letter .

    Letter

  • The twenty-second letter of the .
    • See also
    (Latn-script) * (select symbols) * (other scripts) Cyrillic * (wikipedia "v")

    Etymology 2

    Lower case form of upper case roman numeral V, from abbreviation of IIII? or IIIIV (representing 5), from tally stick markings resembling \\\\? or ////?, from the practice of designating each fifth notch with a double cut, like the corresponding Western tally mark,

    Alternative forms

    * V,

    Numeral

  • cardinal number five (5).

    • See also

    * Previous: iv (4) * Next: vi (6) *

    Etymology 3

    Symbol

    (head)
  • velocity
  • ).

    • See also

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