# prospected

Pronunciation: US say "PRAH-spekt-id" /ˈpɹɑspɛktɪd/; UK say "pruh-SPEK-tid" /pɹəˈspɛktɪd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of prospect. — simple past and past participle of prospect
   - Simple: Past tense of prospect. Use this form when talking about searching for minerals earlier.
   - _Settlers prospected the canyon for silver throughout the 1870s._
   - _The region had been prospected long before the railway arrived._

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