Also means
prosper
Usage Note
Prospérer describes sustained growth or flourishing of a business, community, or organism. The related adjective prospère ('prosperous') and noun prospérité (f) ('prosperity') are common in economic and political discourse. It conjugates like other -érer verbs with an accent change: il prospère.
Examples
"Cette entreprise a prospéré malgré la crise."
Natural Translation
This company thrived despite the crisis.

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