prosper
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prosper¹
- /ˈpɹɒspə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈpɹɑspɚ/ Atlantic Canada, US
- /ˈpɹɒspɚ/ Canada, dialectal
- /ˈpɹɔspə(ɹ)/ Australia
Where it comes from
From Old French prosperer, from Latin prosperō (“to render happy”), from prosperus (“prosperous”), from Proto-Italic *prosparos, from Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- (“to succeed”), whence also Latin spēs (“hope, expectation”).
verb prospers · prospering · prospered · prospre
- To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain. Yet his passion for her had grown fiercer than ever, and he swore to himself that he would win her back from her phantasies. She, one may believe, was ready enough to listen. As she walked with him by the Sker water his words were like musick to her ears, and Alison within doors laughed to herself a
- To grow; to increase. And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
- To favor; to render successful. Prosper thou our handiwork.
Similar: prosper, do well, do well for oneself, gain, grow, thrive, flourish, succeed · Opposite: decline, fail, fall, fall on hard times, go awry, go downhill, go pear-shaped, go to pot, go to shit, go to the dogs, go down the toilet, go wrong
Prosper²
proper noun
- A male given name from French.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: thrive, flourish, get ahead, expand, boom, fligh high, prosperity, prosperous, wealth, well-being, develop, grow, succeed, bloom, blossom, barthelemy
verb
Similar: prosper, do well, do well for oneself, gain, grow, thrive, flourish, succeed · Opposite: decline, fail, fall, fall on hard times, go awry, go downhill, go pear-shaped, go to pot, go to shit, go to the dogs, go down the toilet, go wrong
Translations
Every language
verb to be successful
| Español | prosperar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 栄える sakaeru, 賑わう nigiwau |
| 中文 | 亨祚 hēngzuò, 興旺 /兴旺 xīngwàng, 繁榮 /繁荣 fánróng, 昌盛 chāngshèng |
| हिन्दी | संपन्न sampann, समृद्ध samŕddh |
| Português | prosperar |
| Français | prospérer |
| Deutsch | gedeihen, prosperieren, florieren |
| Italiano | prosperare |
| Ελληνικά | ευημερώ evimeró |
| Русский | процвета́ть procvetátʹ, преуспева́ть preuspevátʹ, благоде́нствовать blagodénstvovatʹ |
| العربية | ازدهر |
Talk about this word "prosper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/prosper. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. prosper. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/prosper "prosper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/prosper.Cite this
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title = {prosper},
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