“prospers” is a form of
prosper
UK /ˈpɹɒspə(ɹ)/ · US /ˈpɹɑspɚ/ verb, proper noun
Forms prospers prospering prospered prospre
- verb (intransitive) To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.
- verb (intransitive) To grow; to increase.
- verb (transitive, obsolete) To favor; to render successful.
- proper noun A male given name from French.
Synonyms
do well do well for oneself gain grow thrive flourish succeed fly high
Antonyms
decline fail fall fall on hard times go awry go downhill go pear-shaped go to pot go to shit go to the dogs go down the toilet go wrong
Etymology
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”).
Webster’s 1913
- verb To favor; to render successful. "Prosper thou our handiwork." Bk. of Common Prayer.
- verb To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.
- verb To grow; to increase. [Obs.]
Etymology [F. prospérer v. i., or L. prosperare, v. i., or L. prosperare, v. t., fr. prosper or prosperus. See Prosperous.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “prosper”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details