What does prospect mean

Prospect, it means: potential things that may come to pass, often favorable, or to search for something, like gold.

An example sentence using prospect as a noun is: The result, therefore, of this physical inquiry is, that we find no vestige of a beginning, - no prospect of an end.

An example sentence using prospect as a verb is: During the gold rush in California, many people prospected for gold by panning in the river.