Meaning
to thrive, prosper
- to grow vigorously or flourish
- to succeed and develop well financially or socially
In a sentence
Grazie all'innovazione, la piccola impresa ha prosperato rapidamente.
Thanks to innovation, the small business thrived rapidly.
Molte specie di piante prosperano in questo clima mite.
Many plant species thrive in this mild climate.
Il commercio non può prosperare senza infrastrutture adeguate.
Trade cannot prosper without adequate infrastructure.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| prosperare | infinitive |
| prospero | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| prosperi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| prospera | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| prosperiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| prosperate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| prosperano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| prosperavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| prosperavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| prosperava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| prosperavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| prosperavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| prosperavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| prosperai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| prosperasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| prosperò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| prosperammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| prosperaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| prosperarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| prospererò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| prospererai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| prospererà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| prospereremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| prospererete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| prospereranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| prosperi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| prosperi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| prosperi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| prosperiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| prosperiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| prosperino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| prosperassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| prosperassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| prosperasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| prosperassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| prosperaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| prosperassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| prospererei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| prospereresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| prospererebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| prospereremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| prosperereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| prospererebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| prospera | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| prosperiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| prosperate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| prosperando | gerund |
| prosperato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes auxiliary 'avere' in compound tenses (e.g. l'azienda ha prosperato).