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- [pros-per]
- /ˈprɒs pər/
- /ˈprɒs.pər/
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- [pros-per]
- /ˈprɒs pər/
Definitions of prosper word
- verb without object prosper to be successful or fortunate, especially in financial respects; thrive; flourish. 1
- verb with object prosper Archaic. to make successful or fortunate. 1
- intransitive verb prosper animals, plants: grow well 1
- intransitive verb prosper be successful, thrive 1
- intransitive verb prosper attain wealth 1
- noun Definition of prosper in Technology ["PROSPER: A Language for Specification by Prototyping", J. Leszczylowski, Comp Langs 14(3):165-180 (1989)]. 1
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Origin of prosper
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English prosperen < Latin prosperāre to make happy, derivative of prosperus prosperous
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Parts of speech for Prosper
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prosper popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
prosper usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for prosper
verb prosper
- advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
- arrive — When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, they come to it at the end of a journey.
- batten — A batten is a long strip of wood that is fixed to something to strengthen it or to hold it firm.
- bear fruit — plant: produce fruit
- bloom — A bloom is the flower on a plant.
Antonyms for prosper
verb prosper
- atrophied — exhibiting or affected with atrophy; wasted; withered; shriveled: an atrophied arm; an atrophied talent.
- atrophying — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- blight — You can refer to something as a blight when it causes great difficulties, and damages or spoils other things.
- break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- break one's word — to fail to keep one's promise
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