prosper
to be successful or fortunate, especially in financial respects; thrive; flourish.
Archaic. to make successful or fortunate.
Origin of prosper
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Opposites for prosper
Other words from prosper
- un·pros·pered, adjective
- un·pros·per·ing, adjective
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How to use prosper in a sentence
The more that the city does to bridge the gap between those who are prospering and those who are potentially left behind in the economies that are created the high-tech economies is important.
CMU’s president discusses how Pittsburgh is building — and retaining — high-tech startups | Brian Heater | July 2, 2021 | TechCrunchBy this time, there was plenty of room at the table for different music stylings to prosper.
His significant success with Patanjali combined with a sharp acumen for politics—he is seen to be close to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party—have allowed him to prosper enormously.
India’s doctors are battling the pandemic—and a yoga guru’s misinformation campaign | Shoaib Daniyal | May 27, 2021 | QuartzYear after year, the teams that take responsibility, without complaint, for all the problems that are not their fault are the ones that endure and usually prosper.
The Nationals didn’t seek this pain, but they might be growing from it | Thomas M. Boswell | April 22, 2021 | Washington PostIn other words, a company specializing in kidney care should theoretically be able to prosper with a patient base that hasn’t reached end-stage renal disease.
Is Dialysis a Test Case of Medicare for All? (Ep. 457) | Stephen J. Dubner | April 8, 2021 | Freakonomics
Richie calls Father prosper, desperate for any shred of information.
Justin Cartwright’s Novel ‘Lion Heart’ May Win Him the Audience He Deserves | Robert Birnbaum | March 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe also hosts the premier motivational seminar for spouses and women veterans prosper Where You're Planted Boost Camp.
Back then, prosper and the others may not have been saying in public, “Oh, my God, this is wrong.”
The Wheal prosper 16-inch pole high-pressure expansive steam vacuum engine commenced its up-stroke with steam of 100 lbs.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickSome account of the vendetta should not be omitted and illustrations from prosper Mérimée's "Colomba" may be read aloud.
The Complete Club Book for Women | Caroline French BentonDuring the last two years the banker's cashier and protege, prosper Bertomy, had been devoted in his attentions to Madeleine.
File No. 113 | Emile GaboriauM. Fauvel would make objections, for he had an affection for prosper, and had tacitly approved of the match.
File No. 113 | Emile Gaboriauprosper supports Gypsy, who is extravagant; he gambles, keeps fast horses, and gives suppers.
File No. 113 | Emile Gaboriau
British Dictionary definitions for prosper
/ (ˈprɒspə) /
(usually intr) to thrive, succeed, etc, or cause to thrive, succeed, etc in a healthy way
Origin of prosper
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