prosper
Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒspə(ɹ)/
The English word “prosper” has 3 meanings listed here.
verb
- To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.
- To grow; to increase.
- To favor; to render successful.
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”).
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