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prosper |
5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Prosper \Pros"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prospered}; p. pr & vb n. {Prospering}.] [F. prosp['e]rer v. i., or L. prosperare v. i., or L. prosperare v. t., fr prosper or prosperus. See {Prosperous}.] To favor; to render successful. ``Prosper thou our handiwork.'' --Bk. of Common Prayer. All things concur toprosper our design. --Dryden. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Prosper \Pros"per\, v. i. 1. To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain. They in their earthly Canaan placed, Long time shall dwell and prosper. --Milton. 2. To grow; to increase. [Obs.] Black cherry trees prosper even to considerable timber. --Evelyn. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: prosper v 1: grow stronger; "The economy was booming" [syn: {boom}, {thrive}, {get ahead}, {flourish}, {expand}] 2: gain in wealth [syn: {thrive}, {fligh high}, {flourish}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Prosper, ND Zip code(s): 58042 Prosper, TX (town, FIPS 59696) Location: 33.24023 N, 96.78589 W Population (1990): 1018 (368 housing units) Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 75078 From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: PROSPER ["PROSPER: A Language for Specification by Prototyping", J. Leszczylowski Comp Langs 14(3):165-180 (1989)].
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