prosper : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: prosper	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for prosper
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prosper v 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" Synonym(s): thrive, prosper, fly high, flourish
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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prosper \Pros"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prospered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prospering}.] [F. prosp[82]rer v. i., or L. prosperare, v. i., or L. prosperare, v. t., fr. prosper or prosperus. See {Prosperous}.] To favor; to render successful. [bd]Prosper thou our handiwork.[b8] --Bk. of Common Prayer. All things concur toprosper our design. --Dryden.
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 (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
PROSPER ["PROSPER: A Language for Specification by Prototyping", J. Leszczylowski, Comp Langs 14(3):165-180 (1989)].