prosper

== English == === Alternative forms === prospre (obsolete, rare) === Etymology === From Old French prosperer, from Latin prosperō (“to render happy”), from prosperus (“prosperous”), from Proto-Italic *prosparos, from Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- (“to succeed”), whence also Latin spēs (“hope, expectation”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɒspə(ɹ)/ (General American, Atlantic Canada) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɑspɚ/ (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɒspɚ/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɔspə(ɹ)/ === Verb === prosper (third-person singular simple present prospers, present participle prospering, simple past and past participle prospered) (intransitive) To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain. (intransitive) To grow; to increase. (transitive, obsolete) To favor; to render successful. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:prosper ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Propers, propers, prospre == Latin == === Adjective === prosper (feminine prospera, neuter prosperum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er) alternative form of prosperus (singular masculine nominative) ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er). == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French prospère. === Adjective === prosper m or n (feminine singular prosperă, masculine plural prosperi, feminine/neuter plural prospere) prosperous ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== prosperitate