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- Dictionarypros·per/ˈpräspər/
verb
- 1. succeed in material terms; be financially successful: "his business prospered"
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The meaning of PROSPER is to succeed in an enterprise or activity; especially : to achieve economic success. How to use prosper in a sentence.
(of a person or a business) to be or become successful, especially financially: Lots of microchip manufacturing companies prospered at that time. Synonyms. flourish. thrive. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to achieve something aimed for. succeed If you work hard, you'll succeed. thrive University is a place where she will thrive.
Prosper means to be or become successful, especially financially. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, synonyms, antonyms, and related words and phrases.
prospering. When something is prospering, it's profitable, or making money. The busy little bookstore downtown seems like a prospering business — especially since the huge chain store closed last year. Anything that's prospering is successful, particularly in an economic sense.
Prosper means to be successful or fortunate, especially in a financial or material way. Prosper often implies success in terms of wealth, health, and happiness. But it can also be used broadly, much like the words succeed, thrive, and flourish.
The verb prosper commonly means to generate wealth, as in “she hopes to prosper from her new investments.” But more generally it means “grow stronger” or "flourish" — crops will prosper when they have adequate sun and water, and rescued animals can prosper in a loving home.
to be or become successful, especially financially: We aim to create a climate in which all small businesses can prosper.
