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prosper

  • verb
  • /ˈpɹɒspə(ɹ)/

To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.

Other meanings

  1. To grow; to increase.

  2. To favor; to render successful.

Related words

  • prosperless
  • unprospered
  • prosperingly
  • cheaters never prosper
  • cheats never prosper
  • ill-gotten gains never prosper
  • prosperer
  • prosperous
  • live long and prosper
  • prosperity

Word history

From Latin "prosperō" (to render happy).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “prosper” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.