Definitions of prospect:

• noun:   the possibility of future success

  Example: "His prospects as a writer are excellent"

• noun:   a prediction of the course of a disease
• noun:   someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
• noun:   the visual percept of a region
• noun:   belief about (or mental picture of) the future
• verb:   search for something desirable

  Example: "Prospect a job"

• verb:   explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals