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prospect

/ˈprɑspɛkt/ /prəˈspɛkt/
General
  1. 1 (altın, petrol vb.) aramak, maden arama yapmak

Definition (English)

To search an area for gold, oil or other valuable substances in the ground.

Example Sentences

  1. Thousands of people went to California to prospect for gold.
    Binlerce kişi altın aramak için Kaliforniya'ya gitti.
  2. The company has been prospecting for oil off the coast.
    Şirket bir süredir kıyı açıklarında petrol arıyor.
GeneralBusiness
  1. 1 (yeni müşteri) aramak, potansiyel müşteri bulmaya çalışmak

Definition (English)

To look for possible new customers or business opportunities.

Example Sentences

  1. Sales staff spend every Monday morning prospecting for new clients.
    Satış personeli her pazartesi sabahını yeni müşteri arayarak geçiriyor.
  2. She prospects on social media to find small businesses that need her help.
    Yardımına ihtiyaç duyan küçük işletmeleri bulmak için sosyal medyada potansiyel müşteri arıyor.

Verb Forms Regular

Base prospect
/ˈprɑspɛkt/
Past prospected
/ˈprɑspɛktɪd/
Participle prospected
/ˈprɑspɛktɪd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edprospect → prospected

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil /t/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed ayrı bir hece olur ve /ɪd/ okunur. prospected /ˈprɑspɛktɪd/

Synonyms

Collocations

prospect for goldprospect for oilprospect for mineralsprospect for new customers

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