prosper

See also pròsper, Pròsper, and Prosper

English

Alternative forms

• prospre (obsolete, rare)

Verb

prosper (third-person singular simple present prospers, present participle prospering, simple past and past participle prospered)

1. To favor; to render successful.
2. To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.
3. To grow; to increase.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:prosper

Related terms

• prosperous
• prosperity

Translations

to be successful

• Arabic: يزدهر (ar) (yazdaher)
• Catalan: prosperar (ca)
• Dutch: welvaren (nl)
• Esperanto: prosperi (eo)

• Finnish: vaurastua (fi), menestyä (fi)
• French: prospérer (fr)
• Old English: þeon (ang)
• Portuguese: prosperar (pt)