Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to prosper
Participle: prospered
Gerund: prospering
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | prosper |
| you | prosper |
| he;she;it | prospers |
| we | prosper |
| you | prosper |
| they | prosper |
Perfect
| I | have prospered |
| you | have prospered |
| he;she;it | has prospered |
| we | have prospered |
| you | have prospered |
| they | have prospered |
Past
| I | prospered |
| you | prospered |
| he;she;it | prospered |
| we | prospered |
| you | prospered |
| they | prospered |
Pluperfect
| I | had prospered |
| you | had prospered |
| he;she;it | had prospered |
| we | had prospered |
| you | had prospered |
| they | had prospered |
Future
| I | will prosper |
| you | will prosper |
| he;she;it | will prosper |
| we | will prosper |
| you | will prosper |
| they | will prosper |
Future Perfect
| I | will have prospered |
| you | will have prospered |
| he;she;it | will have prospered |
| we | will have prospered |
| you | will have prospered |
| they | will have prospered |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | prosper |
| you | prosper |
| he;she;it | prosper |
| we | prosper |
| you | prosper |
| they | prosper |
Perfect
| I | have prospered |
| you | have prospered |
| he;she;it | have prospered |
| we | have prospered |
| you | have prospered |
| they | have prospered |
Imperfect
| I | prospered |
| you | prospered |
| he;she;it | prospered |
| we | prospered |
| you | prospered |
| they | prospered |
Pluperfect
| I | had prospered |
| you | had prospered |
| he;she;it | had prospered |
| we | had prospered |
| you | had prospered |
| they | had prospered |
Conditional
Present
| I | would prosper |
| you | would prosper |
| he;she;it | would prosper |
| we | would prosper |
| you | would prosper |
| they | would prosper |
Perfect
| I | would have prospered |
| you | would have prospered |
| he;she;it | would have prospered |
| we | would have prospered |
| you | would have prospered |
| they | would have prospered |
Imperative
| you | prosper |
| we | Let's prosper |
| you | prosper |
Verbs conjugated like 'prosper'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'prosper'
poster,
profer,
proffer,
propel,
prose,
prospect,
prospre,
romper,
roster,
trooper,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- support; prosper; promote
- succeed
- to be successful
- do well, flourish, gain, grow, succeed, thrive
- thrive
- bloom, flourish, fatten, succeed, benefit
Antonyms
- to be successful
- decline, fail, fall, fall on hard times, go downhill, go pear-shaped, go to pot, go to shit, go to the dogs
- thrive
- languish, fail, lose, fall
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1460, from O.Fr.
prosperer (14c.), from L.
prosperare "cause to succeed, render happy," from
prosperus "favorable, fortunate, prosperous," perhaps lit. "agreeable to one's wishes," from Old L.
pro spere "according to expectation," from
pro "for" + abl. of
spes "hope," from PIE base
*spei- "to flourish, succeed."
Prosperous is first recorded 1445, originally "tending to bring success;" in the sense of "flourishing" it is first recorded 1472.
2. 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”). See: Old French '
prosperer', Latin '
prosperō'.
Sample Sentences
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Yet his passion for her had grown fiercer than ever, and he swore to himself that he would win her back from her phantasies. She, one may believe, was ready enough to listen. As she walked with him by the Sker water his words were like musick to her ears, and Alison within doors laughed to herself and saw her devices prosper. [1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:]
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And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand. [1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 39:3:]
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Prosper thou our handiwork. [1549 March 7, Thomas Cranmer [et al.], compilers, The Booke of the Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacramentes, […], London: […] Edowardi Whitchurche […], →OCLC:]
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Greensleeues now farewel adue
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God I pray to prosper thee:
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For I am stil thy louer true,
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come once againe and loue me. [1878 [1584], Clement Robinson, “A new Courtly Sonet, of the Lady Greensleeues” (stanza 18), in Edward Arber, editor, A Handful of Pleasant Delights:]
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The Gods defenders of the innocent,
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Will neuer proſper your intended driftes,
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That thus oppreſſe poore friendles paſſengers. [c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene ii:]
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All things concur to prosper our design. [1700, [John] Dryden, “Iphis and Ianthe”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:]