🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

gedeihen

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gedeihen

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Prosper/ˈprɒs.pər/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Wirtschaft der Stadt wird weiter gedeihen."

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1 sense
As verb
  1. 1

    Succeed in material terms; be financially successful.

    "The business continued to prosper despite the recession."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'prosper' originates from the Latin 'prosperare', which means 'to cause to succeed'. It evolved through Old French 'prospérer' before entering Middle English, reflecting a shift from a focus on success to a broader sense of thriving and flourishing.

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