prosper
[ pros-per ]
/ ˈprɒs pər /
verb (used without object)
to be successful or fortunate, especially in financial respects; thrive; flourish.
verb (used with object)
Archaic.
to make successful or fortunate.
Origin of prosper
1425–75; late Middle English
prosperen < Latin
prosperāre to make happy, derivative of
prosperus
prosperous
OTHER WORDS FROM prosper
un·pros·pered, adjective un·pros·per·ing, adjectiveWords nearby prosper
Example sentences from the Web for prospered
Prospered, indeed, to a degree that filled the young workers with amazement—I might almost say, with awe.
Interrupted |Pansy
British Dictionary definitions for prospered
prosper
/ (ˈprɒspə) /
verb
(usually intr)
to thrive, succeed, etc, or cause to thrive, succeed, etc in a healthy way
Word Origin for prosper
C15: from Latin
prosperāre to succeed, from
prosperus fortunate, from
pro-
1 +
spēs hope