American English pronunciation
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IPA transcription: [p'ɹɑspɚ]
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Verb
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make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
“The new student is thriving”
Usage examples
- The rule has been long and prosperous.
- Roy was born in Saint-Prosper, Quebec.
- It is very difficult for the prosperous to be humble.
- Muslim communities prospered under the Ottoman Empire, as the Sultan was also the Caliph.
- The rule has been long and prosperous.
- He describes a quite centralized and prosperous Makurian state.
- As a result, the populace once again prospered under his rule.
- The business prospered, and Bourne become a local magistrate.
- It continued to prosper through the Revolutionary War and afterwards.
- The nation experienced an extended period of economic prosperity during the Clinton presidency.