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prosper

/ˈpɹɑspɚ/verb2 syllables

Prosper means: make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance.

Synonyms for prosper8

verb, as in make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance

thrive, fly high, flourish

also used for prosper

do well, do well for oneself, gain, grow, succeed

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What does prosper mean?1

verb

1

make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance“The new student is thriving”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Prosper in a sentence

  • If he was still alive, he would have made the house prosper.AmarMecheri
  • Here's to our joint venture, and may it prosper!Hybrid
  • An uneducated king ruins his people; prudent rulers make the city prosper.carlosalberto
  • May Algeria continue to prosper and thrive in the years ahead.always
  • The good will not necessarily prosper.unknown
  • Not all good men will prosper.unknown
  • Algeria's tourism industry is poised to prosper.Amastan
  • May you all live long and prosper.shekitten

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Forms of prosper

as a verb

past tense
prospered
present participle
prospering
third-person singular
prospers
past participle
prospered