intr.v., -pered, -per·ing, -pers.

To be fortunate or successful, especially in terms of one's finances; thrive.

[Middle English prosperen, from Old French prosperer, from Latin prosperāre, to render fortunate, from prosperus, favorable.]

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verb

To do or fare well: boom, flourish, go, thrive. Slang score. Idioms: getgosomewhere, go great guns, go strong. See thrive/fail/exist.

v

Definition: be fortunate; succeed
Antonyms: collapse, fail, lose

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - have fremgang, trives, være gunstig

Nederlands (Dutch)
bloeien, welvarend zijn/ worden

Français (French)
v. intr. - prospérer

Deutsch (German)
v. - eine Blütezeit erleben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ευδοκιμώ, ευημερώ, προκόβω, ακμάζω

Italiano (Italian)
prosperare, fiorire, essere fiorente, avere successo

Português (Portuguese)
v. - prosperar

Русский (Russian)
процветать, богатеть

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - prosperar, medrar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - frodas, blomstra, ha framgång, lyckas

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
繁荣, 昌盛, 成功

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 繁榮, 昌盛, 成功

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 번영하다, 성공하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 繁栄する, 成功する, よく育つ, 繁盛する
n. - 男子名

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) أفلح, نجح, ازدهر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮שגשג, הצליח, התפתח‬

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