Webster's 1828 dictionary provides definition of "Prosper."

Date
1828
Type
Book
Source
Noah Webster
Non-LDS
Hearsay
Direct
Reprint
Reference

Noah Webster, 1828 Webster's Dictionary, (The Editorium, 1828), "Prosper," accessed July 25, 2024

Scribe/Publisher
The Editorium
People
Noah Webster
Audience
Reading Public
Transcription

Prosper

PROS'PER, verb transitive [Latin prospero, from prosperus, from the Gr. to carry to or toward; to bear.] To favor; to render successful.

All things concur to prosper our design.

PROS'PER, verb intransitive To be successful; to succeed.

The Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand. Genesis 39:3.

He that covereth his sins, shall not prosper Proverbs 28:13.

1. To grow or increase; to thrive; to make gain; as, to prosper in business. Our agriculture, commerce and manufactures now prosper

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