prosper

UK: /ˈprɒspə^r/ US: /ˈprɑspɚ/ ,(pros′pər)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

pros•per /ˈprɑspɚ/   v. [no object]

1. to be successful or fortunate, esp. financially;
   to do well.

See -sper-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

pros•per  (pros′pər), v.i. 

1. to be successful or fortunate, esp. in financial respects;
   thrive;
   flourish.

v.t. 

2. [Archaic.] to make successful or fortunate.

• Latin prosperāre to make happy, derivative of prosperus prosperous
• late Middle English prosperen 1425–75

Synonyms

• 1. See succeed. 

Antonyms

• 1. fail.

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prosper / ˈprɒspə/ verb

1. (usually intr) to thrive, succeed, etc, or cause to thrive, succeed, etc in a healthy way

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin prosperāre to succeed, from prosperus fortunate, from pro-¹ + spēs hope