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Webster 1913 Edition
Prosper
Pros′per
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Prospered
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Prospering
.] [F.
prospérer
v. i., or L. prosperare
, v. i., or L. prosperare
, v. t., fr. prosper or prosperus
. See Prosperous
.] To favor; to render successful.
“Prosper thou our handiwork.” Bk. of Common Prayer.
All things concur to
prosper
our design. Dryden.
Pros′per
,Verb.
I.
1.
To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.
They, in their earthly Canaan placed,
Long time shall dwell and
Long time shall dwell and
prosper
. Milton.
2.
To grow; to increase.
[Obs.]
Black cherry trees
prosper
even to considerable timber. Evelyn.
Webster 1828 Edition
Prosper
PROS'PER
,Verb.
T.
PROS'PER
,Verb.
I.
The Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand. Gen.39.
He that covereth his sins, shall not prosper. Prov.28.
1.
To grow or increase; to thrive; to make gain; as, to prosper in business. Our agriculture, commerce and manufactures now prosper.Definition 2024
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English
Alternative forms
- prospre (obsolete, rare)
Verb
prosper (third-person singular simple present prospers, present participle prospering, simple past and past participle prospered)
- (transitive) To favor; to render successful.
- Book of Common Prayer
- Prosper thou our handiwork.
- Dryden
- All things concur to prosper our design.
- Book of Common Prayer
- (intransitive) To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.
- (intransitive) To grow; to increase.
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:prosper
Related terms
Translations
to be successful
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