prosper

[ pros-per ]
/ ˈprɒs pər /
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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, adjective

Words nearby prosper

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Words related to prospering

booming, rank, blooming, growing, thriving, roaring, burgeoning, mushrooming, boomy, exuberant, lush, luxuriant, profuse, prosperous, rampant, rich, robust, successful, thrifty, vigorous

Example sentences from the Web for prospering

  • Prospering, he had bethought him of his younger brother, a soldier at home reputed somewhat wild.

    Captain Blood |Rafael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for prospering

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