prosper
verb/ˈprɒspə(r)/
/ˈprɑːspər/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they prosper | /ˈprɒspə(r)/ /ˈprɑːspər/ |
| he / she / it prospers | /ˈprɒspəz/ /ˈprɑːspərz/ |
| past simple prospered | /ˈprɒspəd/ /ˈprɑːspərd/ |
| past participle prospered | /ˈprɒspəd/ /ˈprɑːspərd/ |
| -ing form prospering | /ˈprɒspərɪŋ/ /ˈprɑːspərɪŋ/ |
- to develop in a successful way; to be successful, especially in making money synonym thrive
- The economy prospered under his administration.
- She seems to be prospering since she moved out of the city.
Extra ExamplesTopics Successc1- His career prospered.
- The railway prospered from the new mining traffic.
- Farmers have prospered by selling wheat and rice to the state.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French prosperer, from Latin prosperare, from prosperus ‘doing well’.Definitions on the go
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