prosper
prosper
verb (prospers, prospered, prospered, prospering)
/ˈprɒspə(r)/
intransitive
​to develop in a successful way; to be successful, especially in making money
synonym thrive
The economy prospered under his administration.
She seems to be prospering since she moved out of the city.
His career prospered.
The railway prospered from the new mining traffic.
Farmers have prospered by selling wheat and rice to the state.
Topics Success C1
Word Origin
late Middle English: from Old French prosperer, from Latin prosperare, from prosperus ‘doing well’.