distant prospect

ˈdɪstənt ˈprɑːspɛkt

Definition

Definition of distant prospect - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

landscape

view of something far away

The distant prospect of mountains looked beautiful at sunset.

future eventpossibility that may happen far in the future

The distant prospect of peace gave them hope.

remote possibility

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Expressions with distant

dim and distant

adj.

not clearly remembered or from a very long time ago

It is just a dim and distant memory now.

distant shores

unknown or unexplored areas

The scientist's research took him to distant shores of knowledge.

distant memory

something remembered from the past

The old house is now just a distant memory.

distant thunder

thunder heard from far away

We could hear distant thunder during the night.

distant cousin

relative from the same family line but several steps away in relationship

I met a distant cousin at the wedding who I had never seen.

distant connection

weak relationship between people not closely related

They discovered a distant connection through their great-grandparents.

Expressions with prospect

what a prospect

exp.

expresses excitement about a future possibility

What a prospect it is to travel the world!

in prospect

adv.

expected or anticipated in the future

A promotion is in prospect for her.

face the prospect of

deal with the possibility that something may happen

She had to face the prospect of moving away.

tantalizing prospect

something exciting that might happen

The new job offer was a tantalizing prospect for her.

Examples of distant prospect in a sentence

A distant prospect of the lake shimmered in the morning light.
The distant prospect of retirement seemed unreal.
A distant prospect of a cure kept them motivated.

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French:vue lointaine, perspective lointaine, ...
German:ferne Aussicht, entfernte Aussicht, ...
Italian:profilo lontano, lontana prospettiva, ...
Spanish:lejana silueta, posibilidad lejana, ...
Portuguese:perspetiva distante, possibilidade remota, ...
Chinese:远处的景色, 遥远的前景, ...
Japanese:遠景, 遠い見通し, ...
Arabic:مَنْظَر بَعِيد, احْتِمال بَعِيد, ...
Hebrew:נוֹף מְרוּחָק, אוֹפֶק רָחוֹק, ...
Russian:отдалённая перспектива, далёкая перспектива, ...
Ukrainian:далекий краєвид, віддалена перспектива, ...
Hindi:दूरदृश्य, दूर की संभावना, ...
Bengali:দূরবর্তী দৃশ্য, দূরবর্তী সম্ভাবনা, ...
Catalan:vista llunyana, perspectiva llunyana, ...
Czech:vzdálený výhled, vzdálená vyhlídka, ...
Danish:fjern udsigt, fremtidsperspektiv, ...
Dutch:verre uitzicht, verre mogelijkheid, ...
Greek:μακρινή θέα, απομακρυσμένη προοπτική, ...
Hungarian:távoli látkép, távoli lehetőség, ...
Khmer:ទិដ្ឋភាពឆ្ងាយ, លទ្ធភាពដ៏ឆ្ងាយ, ...
Korean:멀리 보이는 경치, 아득한 가능성, ...
Persian:چشم‌انداز دور, امکان دور, ...
Polish:odległy widok, odległa perspektywa, ...
Portuguese (BR):paisagem distante, perspectiva distante, ...
Romanian:perspectivă îndepărtată, șansă îndepărtată, ...
Swedish:avlägsen utsikt, avlägsen möjlighet, ...
Thai:ทิวทัศน์ที่อยู่ไกล, โอกาสในอนาคตอันไกล, ...
Turkish:uzaktaki manzara, uzak ihtimal, ...
Vietnamese:quang cảnh xa xôi, viễn cảnh, ...

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