Prosper is defined as to do well or succeed in life.
(verb)An example of prosper is to become a successful architect.
See prosper in Webster's New World College Dictionary
intransitive verb
Origin: ME prosperen < MFr prosperer < L prosperare, to cause to prosper < prosperus, favorable < prospere, fortunately < pro spere < pro, according to (see pro-) + stem of spes, hope < IE base *spēi-, to flourish, succeed > speed
transitive verb
See prosper in American Heritage Dictionary 4
intransitive verb pros·pered, pros·per·ing, pros·pers
Origin:
Origin: Middle English prosperen
Origin: , from Old French prosperer
Origin: , from Latin prosperāre, to render fortunate
Origin: , from prosperus, favorable; see spē- in Indo-European roots
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