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prosper

pros·per

UK/ˈpɹɒspə(ɹ)/ US/ˈpɹɑspɚ/ fairly common

verb

1.

grow stronger

  • “The economy was booming”
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2.

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”).

Phrases

  • cheaters never prosper
  • cheats never prosper
  • ill-gotten gains never prosper
  • live long and prosper

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