Prosper,

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.


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           All things concur toprosper our design.  --Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Prosper \Pros"per\, v. i.
     1. To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or
        prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.
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              They, in their earthly Canaan placed,
              Long time shall dwell and prosper.    --Milton.
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     2. To grow; to increase. [Obs.]
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              Black cherry trees prosper even to considerable
              timber.                               --Evelyn.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  prosper
       v 1: grow stronger; "The economy was booming" [syn: {boom}, {thrive},
             {get ahead}, {flourish}, {expand}]
       2: gain in wealth [syn: {thrive}, {fly high}, {flourish}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  50 Moby Thesaurus words for "prosper":
     advance, arrive, be blooded, be successful, catch on, click,
     come along, come off, come on, connect, develop, do well,
     enjoy prosperity, fare well, farewell, flourish, gain, get ahead,
     get on, get on swimmingly, get on well, go, go great guns, go off,
     go over, go over big, go to town, go well, graduate, grow,
     grow rich, make, make a hit, make good, make headway, make it,
     make progress, meet with success, pass, prevail, profit, progress,
     qualify, succeed, take, thrive, turn out well, work well,
     work wonders, yield
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  PROSPER
       
          ["PROSPER: A Language for Specification by Prototyping", J.
          Leszczylowski, Comp Langs 14(3):165-180 (1989)].
       
       

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 U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Prosper, TX -- U.S. town in Texas
     Population (2000):    2097
     Housing Units (2000): 717
     Land area (2000):     4.950138 sq. miles (12.820799 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    4.950138 sq. miles (12.820799 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            59696
     Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
     Location:             33.238295 N, 96.790850 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     75078
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Prosper, TX
      Prosper