Added 9 October 2026
prosper
/ˈpɹɒspə(ɹ)/ verb
In Latin: vigeō Wiktionary
verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about prosper at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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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
Origin
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”).
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