prosper
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pər verb (used without object)
1.
to be successful or fortunate, especially in financial respects; thrive; flourish.
verb (used with object)
2.
Archaic. to make successful or fortunate.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English prosperen < Latin prosperāre to make happy, derivative of prosperus prosperous
1425–75; late Middle English prosperen < Latin prosperāre to make happy, derivative of prosperus prosperous
Related forms
un·pros·pered, adjective
un·pros·per·ing, adjective
Antonyms
1. fail.
1. fail.
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| —vb | |
| (usually intr) to thrive, succeed, etc, or cause to thrive, succeed, etc in a healthy way | |
| [C15: from Latin prosperāre to succeed, from prosperus fortunate, from | |
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Word Origin & History
prosper
mid-15c., from O.Fr. prosperer (14c.), from L. prosperare "cause to succeed, render happy," from prosperus "favorable, fortunate, prosperous," perhaps lit. "agreeable to one's wishes," from Old L. pro spere "according to expectation," from pro "for" + abl. of spes "hope," from PIE base *spei- "to flourish,
succeed."
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Computing Dictionary
PROSPER definition
["PROSPER: A Language for Specification by Prototyping", J. Leszczylowski, Comp Langs 14(3):165-180 (1989)].
Example sentences
Keep up the good works and may your groups continue to prosper in all your humble projects you are doing.
Or they may find new ways to prosper from their natural resources.
The only way that companies can prosper in these markets is to cut costs relentlessly and accept profit margins close to zero.
The more complex the society an animal lives in, the more wits it needs to prosper.
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