Meaning

  1. (intransitive) To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.
  2. (intransitive) To grow; to increase.
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To favor; to render successful.

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɹɒspə(ɹ)/
Etymology

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

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