prospective

IPA: prʌspˈɛktɪv

(obsolete) The scene before or around, in time or in space; view; prospect.
(obsolete) A perspective glass.
1613 March 2 (first performance), Francis Beaumont, “The Masque of the Inner-Temple and Gray’s Inn, Gray’s Inn and the Inner-Temple; […]”, in The Dramatic Works of Ben Jonson, and Beaumont and Fletcher: […], volume IV, London: […] John Stockdale, […], published 1811, →OCLC, page 573, column 2:
(informal, often plural) A prospective (potential) member, student, employee, date, partner, etc.

Likely or expected to happen or become.
Anticipated in the near or far future.
Of or relating to a prospect; furnishing a prospect.
Looking forward in time; acting with foresight.
(medicine, of research) A study that starts with the present situation and follows participants into the future
(grammar) Indicating grammatically an activity about to begin.

Examples of "prospective" in Sentences

With a long term prospective of even greater disillusionment.
The next day I called his prospective school and talked to the principal.
By sitting with the mouth open, and by waggling the lure, they … err .. lure in prospective prey.
In blind faith, you call the prospective doctors office and schedule the first appointment you can get.
But the commute should be a bigger factor in prospective employment and in choosing where to live than it is.
They worry that paying donors will discourage altruistic people from signing up, possibly leading to an overall decline in prospective donors.
To put it in prospective … for goofing around or if I'm going to shoot in a situation where I wouldn't want to risk my DSLR's I have a Fuji S602Z.
But a copy of the 123-page document obtained by The Wall Street Journal emphasizes the importance of giving certain prospective co-pilots flight-time "credits" for academic and other relevant experience.
The series will consist of interviews with environmental thought leaders exploring environmental threats and potential solutions from a long-term prospective; we'll ask, What will the world look like in 2050 if we continue on our current path?