prospect
noun
Usually prospects
have prospected
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present perfectof prospect.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Other international miners, including BHP Billiton and Inco have prospected over the years, only to move on to more promising ground elsewhere.
From Reuters ● Apr. 29, 2011
"Besides, you might have prospected a bit first anyway," presently she went on, watching the tips of her slender white fingers held out transparent towards the fire.
From The Girl of the Golden West by Belasco, David
We have done business together in the great cities—in Johannesburg and Pretoria, in Kimberley and Cape Town—and we have prospected together in the wild places.
From The Great Impersonation by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
I have prospected through this region for some years and have only seen one moose.
From Klondyke Nuggets A Brief Description of the Great Gold Regions in the Northwest by Ladue, Joseph Francis
It is said that some miners have prospected this stream, but I could learn nothing definite about it.
From Klondyke Nuggets A Brief Description of the Great Gold Regions in the Northwest by Ladue, Joseph Francis
