prospering
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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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Example sentences
It's no secret that our fiscal crisis becomes much more manageable with a growing and prospering economy.
The answer is that neither has prospered recently, though to be frank they weren't prospering much before either.
Prospering is having peace of mind and making good decisions and having good relationships, and your health.
Indeed, the key to prospering is for people to think the right thought.
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