PROSPER

thrive, prosper, fly high, flourish

(verb) make steady progress; be at the high point in one’s career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance; “The new student is thriving”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

prosper (third-person singular simple present prospers, present participle prospering, simple past and past participle prospered)

(transitive) To favor; to render successful.

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

(intransitive) To grow; to increase.

Synonyms

• See also prosper

Anagrams

• Propers, propers, prospre

Proper noun

Prosper

A male given name from French

Anagrams

• Propers, propers, prospre

Source: Wiktionary


Pros"per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prospered; p. pr. & vb. n. Prospering.] Etym: [F. prospérer v. i., or L. prosperare, v. i., or L. prosperare, v. t., fr. prosper or prosperus. See Prosperous.]

Definition: To favor; to render successful. "Prosper thou our handiwork." Bk. of Common Prayer. All things concur toprosper our design. Dryden.

Pros"per, v. i.

1. To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain. They, in their earthly Canaan placed, Long time shall dwell and prosper. Milton.

2. To grow; to increase. [Obs.] Black cherry trees prosper even to considerable timber. Evelyn.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

24 September 2024

PROSODIC

(adjective) of or relating to the rhythmic aspect of language or to the suprasegmental phonemes of pitch and stress and juncture and nasalization and voicing


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