prosper

Meaning

Verb

To favor; to render successful.
To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.
To grow; to increase.

Origin

From Old French prosperer, from Latin prosperō ("I render happy"), from prosperus, from Proto-Italic *prosparos, from Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- ("to succeed"), whence also spēs.

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