prosper

pros·per

P0608900 (prŏs′pər)intr.v. pros·pered, pros·per·ing, pros·pers To be fortunate or successful, especially in terms of one's finances; thrive.

[Middle English prosperen, from Old French prosperer, from Latin prosperāre, to render fortunate, from prosperus, favorable; see spē- in Indo-European roots.]

prosper

(ˈprɒspə) vb (usually intr) to thrive, succeed, etc, or cause to thrive, succeed, etc in a healthy way[C15: from Latin prosperāre to succeed, from prosperus fortunate, from pro-¹ + spēs hope]

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(ˈprɒs pər)

v.i. 1. to be successful or fortunate, esp. in financial respects; thrive; flourish. v.t. 2. Archaic. to make successful or fortunate. [1425–75; late Middle English < Latin prosperāre to make happy, derivative of prosperus prosperous] syn: See succeed.

prosper

Past participle: prospered
Gerund: prospering

Imperative
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prosper

Present
I prosper
you prosper
he/she/it prospers
we prosper
you prosper
they prosper

Preterite
I prospered
you prospered
he/she/it prospered
we prospered
you prospered
they prospered

Present Continuous
I am prospering
you are prospering
he/she/it is prospering
we are prospering
you are prospering
they are prospering

Present Perfect
I have prospered
you have prospered
he/she/it has prospered
we have prospered
you have prospered
they have prospered

Past Continuous
I was prospering
you were prospering
he/she/it was prospering
we were prospering
you were prospering
they were prospering

Past Perfect
I had prospered
you had prospered
he/she/it had prospered
we had prospered
you had prospered
they had prospered

Future
I will prosper
you will prosper
he/she/it will prosper
we will prosper
you will prosper
they will prosper

Future Perfect
I will have prospered
you will have prospered
he/she/it will have prospered
we will have prospered
you will have prospered
they will have prospered

Future Continuous
I will be prospering
you will be prospering
he/she/it will be prospering
we will be prospering
you will be prospering
they will be prospering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been prospering
you have been prospering
he/she/it has been prospering
we have been prospering
you have been prospering
they have been prospering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been prospering
you will have been prospering
he/she/it will have been prospering
we will have been prospering
you will have been prospering
they will have been prospering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been prospering
you had been prospering
he/she/it had been prospering
we had been prospering
you had been prospering
they had been prospering

Conditional
I would prosper
you would prosper
he/she/it would prosper
we would prosper
you would prosper
they would prosper

Past Conditional
I would have prospered
you would have prospered
he/she/it would have prospered
we would have prospered
you would have prospered
they would have prospered

Thesaurus

Verb

prosper - make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance; "The new student is thriving"flourish, fly high, thrivechange state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"

prosper

verb succeed, advance, progress, thrive, make it (informal), flower, get on, do well, flourish, bloom, make good, be fortunate, grow rich, fare well The high street banks continue to prosper.

prosper

verbTo do or fare well:boom, flourish, go, thrive.Slang: score.Idioms: get somewhere, go great guns, go strong.

Translations

成功繁荣

prosper

(ˈprospə) verb to do well; to succeed. His business is prospering. 成功，繁荣 proˈsperity (-ˈspe-) noun success; wealth. We wish you happiness and prosperity.繁荣昌盛ˈprosperous adjective successful, especially in business. a prosperous businessman. 成功的，繁荣的 ˈprosperously adverb成功地

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cheaters never prosper

People who use dishonest means will not find true success. Primarily heard in US. I'm not too worried about Eric getting ahead of me in the class rankings. I know he cheated on his last test, and cheaters never prosper! I would never have an affair because I know that cheaters never prosper!See also: cheaters, never, prosper

cheats never prosper

People who use dishonest means will not find true success. I'm not too worried about Eric getting ahead of me in the class rankings. I know he cheated on his last test, and cheats never prosper!See also: cheat, never, prosper

prosper from (something)

To gain wealth or success from something. She prospered from several good investments she made last year. The richest people in the world have always prospered from the exploitation of the poorest.See also: prosper

Cheats never prosper.

and Cheaters never prosper.Prov. If you cheat people, they will not continue to do business with you, and so your business will fail. Customer: You charged me for ten artichokes, but you only gave me nine. Grocer: Too bad. You should have counted them before you paid for them. Customer: Cheats never prosper, you know.See also: Cheat, never, prosper

prosper from something

to gain wealth from something. Carla prospered from trading on the options exchange. I hope you prosper from your new enterprise.See also: prosper

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verb succeed

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verb to do or fare well

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verb make steady progress

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