prospers

Prospers is the third-person singular present tense form of the verb prosper. It describes a state of thriving or flourishing, whether in an economy, a community, a plant, or an individual. It is used with a singular subject, as in The economy prospers under supportive policy, or The garden prospers in the warm season.

The verb prosper originates from Old French prosperer, which in turn comes from Latin prosperus meaning favorable or advantageous. Related forms include the adjective prosperous and the noun prosperity, both built on the same root.

Prospers is common in formal, historical, and contemporary writing when discussing growth, development, or well-being. It can refer to financial success as well as broader flourishing, such as a region that prospers after investment or a person who prospers through education and opportunity. Typical collocations include prosper financially, prosper in life, and prospering nations. It can be followed by prepositional phrases such as prosper in or prosper through, capturing the conditions or means by which flourishing occurs.

In usage, prosperty and related terms frame success as achievable through favorable conditions, effort, or policy. Antonyms include fail, languish, and regress. The form pros pers is primarily a tense-shifted verb and not a noun or adjective; its semantic field centers on growth, health, and overall progress.