English Explanatory Dictionary

prosper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.
  2. To grow; to increase.
  3. To favor; to render successful.
name
  1. A male given name from French.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɹɒspə(ɹ)/ /ˈpɹɑspɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-prosper.wav

Word forms

prosper prospers prospering prospered prospre

Etymology

From Old French prosperer, from Latin prosperō (“to render happy”), from prosperus (“prosperous”), from Proto-Italic *prosparos, from Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- (“to succeed”), whence also Latin spēs (“hope, expectation”).

Synonyms

prosper do well do well for oneself gain grow thrive flourish succeed

Antonyms

decline fail fall fall on hard times go awry go downhill go pear-shaped go to pot go to shit go to the dogs go down the toilet go wrong

Derived words

cheaters never prosper cheats never prosper ill-gotten gains never prosper live long and prosper prosperer prosperingly prosperity prosperless prosperous unprospered
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