prosper

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.

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”).

Synonyms

flourish

thrive

succeed

grow

increase

successful

develop

improve

do well

progress

be prosperous

be successful

advance

flourishing

blossom

🌼

be succesful

bloom

boom

💥

fly high

get on

make it

prosperity

prosperous

rise

triumph

😤

wax

get rich

go well

be full-grown

get well

glorious

go far

go forward

blossom out

farewell

begin

make good

be mature

make out

nourished

obtain

proceed

profit

become rich

cause to prosper

have good luck

protected

recover

ripen

become a success

Translations

prospérer

gedeihen

prosperar

bloeien

🌼

prosperieren

prosperare

gedijen

floreren

florieren

tieren

prosperar

welvaren

blühen

ευδοκιμώ

gelişmek

Sentences

Despite her renewed musical emphasis , Deckers' career failed to prosper .