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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
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.
[L.prospero, from prosperus, from the Gr. to carry to or toward; to bear.] To favor; to render successful. All things concur to prosper our design.

PROS'PER

,
Verb.
I.
To be successful; to succeed.
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


Pròsper

Pròsper

See also: prosper, Prosper, and pròsper

Catalan

Proper noun

Pròsper m

  1. A male given name

pròsper

pròsper

See also: prosper, Prosper, and Pròsper

Catalan

Adjective

pròsper m (feminine pròspera, masculine plural pròspers, feminine plural pròsperes)

  1. prosperous

Synonyms

  • prosperós

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