prosper
IPA: prˈɑspɝ
noun
- A male given name from French
verb
- (transitive) To favor; to render successful.
- (intransitive) To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.
- (intransitive) To grow; to increase.
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Examples of "prosper" in Sentences
- In the meantime, the firm had prospered.
- The prosperity generated is immeasurable.
- The Abbey prospered until the reformation.
- The prosperity lasted through the twenties.
- The colonists prospered on the reborn Earth.
- It assures to us the prosperity of the country.
- The culture of scallops is prosperous in the bay.
- On the island of Mospheira, the colonists prosper.
- Despite this informality, the operations prospered.
- Prosperity or starvation is the responsibility of the individual.
- Teach people that the best way to prosper is to help themselves not by hand outs.
- "I believe the only way Kosovo will fully prosper is if Kosovo Serbs see a secure and peaceful future for themselves," she said.
- The simple way for America to prosper is to ask the Republicans what they think we should do .... and then do the exact opposite.
- 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.