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pros·per

(prŏs′pər)

intr.v. pros·pered, pros·per·ing, pros·pers

To be fortunate or successful, especially in terms of one's finances; thrive.

[Middle English prosperen, from Old French prosperer, from Latin prosperāre, to render fortunate, from prosperus, favorable; see spē- in Indo-European roots.]

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prosper

(ˈprɒspə)

(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 pro-¹ + spēs hope]

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pros•per

(ˈprɒs pər)

v.i.

1. to be successful or fortunate, esp. in financial respects; thrive; flourish.

v.t.

2. Archaic. to make successful or fortunate.

[1425–75; late Middle English < Latin prosperāre to make happy, derivative of prosperus prosperous]

syn: See succeed.

prosper

Past participle: prospered
Gerund: prospering

Imperative
prosper
prosper

Present
I prosper
you prosper
he/she/it prospers
we prosper
you prosper
they prosper

Preterite
I prospered
you prospered
he/she/it prospered
we prospered
you prospered
they prospered

Present Continuous
I am prospering
you are prospering
he/she/it is prospering
we are prospering
you are prospering
they are prospering

Present Perfect
I have prospered
you have prospered
he/she/it has prospered
we have prospered
you have prospered
they have prospered

Past Continuous
I was prospering
you were prospering
he/she/it was prospering
we were prospering
you were prospering
they were prospering

Past Perfect
I had prospered
you had prospered
he/she/it had prospered
we had prospered
you had prospered
they had prospered

Future
I will prosper
you will prosper
he/she/it will prosper
we will prosper
you will prosper
they will prosper

Future Perfect
I will have prospered
you will have prospered
he/she/it will have prospered
we will have prospered
you will have prospered
they will have prospered

Future Continuous
I will be prospering
you will be prospering
he/she/it will be prospering
we will be prospering
you will be prospering
they will be prospering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been prospering
you have been prospering
he/she/it has been prospering
we have been prospering
you have been prospering
they have been prospering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been prospering
you will have been prospering
he/she/it will have been prospering
we will have been prospering
you will have been prospering
they will have been prospering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been prospering
you had been prospering
he/she/it had been prospering
we had been prospering
you had been prospering
they had been prospering

Conditional
I would prosper
you would prosper
he/she/it would prosper
we would prosper
you would prosper
they would prosper

Past Conditional
I would have prospered
you would have prospered
he/she/it would have prospered
we would have prospered
you would have prospered
they would have prospered

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Verb

prosper - 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"

flourish, fly high, thrive

change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"

prosper

verb succeed, advance, progress, thrive, make it (informal), flower, get on, do well, flourish, bloom, make good, be fortunate, grow rich, fare well The high street banks continue to prosper.

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prosper

verb

To do or fare well:

boom, flourish, go, thrive.

Slang: score.

Idioms: get somewhere, go great guns, go strong.

Translations

يَنْجَح

prospívat

have fremgang

blühen florieren gedeihen prosperieren

ευημερώ

prospérer

blómstra, dafna

prosperare

gerovėsuklestėjimasturtingai

plauktsekmētieszelt

преуспевать процветать

uspevati

gelişmek ilerlemek

成功繁荣

prosper

[ˈprɒspəʳ]

A. VI → prosperar, medrar

B. VT (frm) → favorecer, fomentar

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prosper

[ˈprɒspə^r] vi → prospérer

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prosper

vi (town, country, crime) → gedeihen, blühen; (financially) → florieren, blühen; (plan) → erfolgreich sein; how’s he prospering these days? → wie geht es ihm?

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prosper

[ˈprɒspəʳ] vi (person) → raggiungere il benessere (economico); (business, trade) → prosperare

prosper

(ˈprospə) verb

to do well; to succeed. His business is prospering.

proˈsperity (-ˈspe-) noun

success; wealth. We wish you happiness and prosperity.

ˈprosperous adjective

successful, especially in business. a prosperous businessman.

ˈprosperously adverb

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FROM LEON VERDIER, IN PARIS, TO PROSPER GOBAIN, AT LILLE.

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If your suit should prosper, if Lucie should love you, you shall tell me on your marriage morning.

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And the Wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the Wolf that shall break it must die.

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After this, Lucca and Siena yielded at once, partly through hatred and partly through fear of the Florentines; and the Florentines would have had no remedy had he continued to prosper, as he was prospering the year that Alexander died, for he had acquired so much power and reputation that he would have stood by himself, and no longer have depended on the luck and the forces of others, but solely on his own power and ability.

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But they could not bear the thought of growing rich on money so acquired, and felt as though they could never hope to prosper with it.

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Our greatest danger is that in the great leap from slavery to freedom we may overlook the fact that the masses of us are to live by the productions of our hands, and fail to keep in mind that we shall prosper in proportion as we learn to dignify and glorify common labour and put brains and skill into the common occupations of life; shall prosper in proportion as we learn to draw the line between the superficial and the substantial, the ornamental gewgaws of life and the useful.

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"And may God so prosper it, Senor Don Quixote," said the duchess, "that we may always hear good news of your exploits; God speed you; for the longer you stay, the more you inflame the hearts of the damsels who behold you; and as for this one of mine, I will so chastise her that she will not transgress again, either with her eyes or with her words."

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Men leave their riches, either to their kindred, or to the public; and moderate portions, prosper best in both.

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Children were born to them and Thebes prospered under his rule, but again a grievous plague fell upon the city.

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For a long time all went well; they lived in great comfort, and prospered so far as to be able to add considerably to their stores.

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Hence it came about that his farm and all that belonged to him prospered exceedingly.

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You see the fault becomes a virtue when it is hers, the treason prospers; wherefore, no doubt, the impossibility of imagining it.