Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To be fortunate or successful, especially in terms of one's finances; thrive.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To be prosperous or successful; succeed; thrive; advance or improve in any good thing: said of persons.
- To be in a successful state: turn out fortunalely or happily: said of affairs, business, and the like.
- To increase in size; grow.
- To make prosperous; favor; promote the success of.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To favor; to render successful.
- intransitive verb To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.
- intransitive verb obsolete To grow; to increase.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
favor ; to render successful. - verb To be successful; to
succeed ; to befortunate orprosperous ; tothrive ; to make gain. - verb To
grow ; toincrease .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Teach people that the best way to prosper is to help themselves not by hand outs.
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The simple way for America to prosper is to ask the Republicans what they think we should do .... and then do the exact opposite.
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It will require each of us to remind ourselves that we rise and fall as one nation; and that a country in which only a few prosper is antithetical to our ideals and our democracy.
Memo To Milbank: Obama Repeatedly Said That Change Wouldn't 'Happen Overnight' The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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It will require each of us to remind ourselves that we rise and fall as one nation; and that a country in which only a few prosper is antithetical to our ideals and our democracy.
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Jason Linkins 2010
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It will require each of us to remind ourselves that we rise and fall as one nation; and that a country in which only a few prosper is antithetical to our ideals and our democracy.
Memo To Milbank: Obama Repeatedly Said That Change Wouldn't 'Happen Overnight' Jason Linkins 2010
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It will require each of us to remind ourselves that we rise and fall as one nation; and that a country in which only a few prosper is antithetical to our ideals and our democracy.
Memo To Milbank: Obama Repeatedly Said That Change Wouldn't 'Happen Overnight' The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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It will require each of us to remind ourselves that we rise and fall as one nation; and that a country in which only a few prosper is antithetical to our ideals and our democracy.
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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It will require each of us to remind ourselves that we rise and fall as one nation; and that a country in which only a few prosper is antithetical to our ideals and our democracy.
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Jason Linkins 2010
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It will require each of us to remind ourselves that we rise and fall as one nation; and that a country in which only a few prosper is antithetical to our ideals and our democracy.
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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"I believe the only way Kosovo will fully prosper is if Kosovo Serbs see a secure and peaceful future for themselves," she said.
bonne commented on the word prosper
And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house:
December 23, 2006
bonne commented on the word prosper
And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:
December 23, 2006
bilby commented on the word prosper
Hmmmm.
December 26, 2008
Touring commented on the word prosper
"live long and prosper" - spocks last words
December 6, 2010