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Adjective: prospective  pru'spek-tiv
  1. Expected or likely to happen in the future; likely to become or be something particular in the future
    "a prospective bride"; "the statute is solely prospective in operation"; "prospective earnings"; "a prospective mother"

See also: future, likely, potential

Antonym: retrospective

Encyclopedia: Prospective