thrive
to prosper; be fortunate or successful.
to grow or develop vigorously; flourish: The children thrived in the country.
thrive on, to do particularly well under specified conditions: Some plants are adapted to thrive on rainwater alone.She thrives on drama and chaos.
Origin of thrive
1synonym study For thrive
Other words for thrive
Other words from thrive
- thriv·er, noun
Words Nearby thrive
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How to use thrive in a sentence
In 2012, Hurricane Sandy blasted through the remaining dunes, completely flooding what had once been a thriving ecosystem.
Soggy coastal soils? Here’s why ecologists love them | Alison Pearce Stevens | September 17, 2020 | Science News For StudentsA virus may thrive in cold, dry conditions, as is the case for influenza.
COVID-19 may one day come and go like the flu, but we’re not there yet | Kate Baggaley | September 16, 2020 | Popular-ScienceBuy your pass today, dig deep and discover the people, tools and advice that can help your business thrive.
Sometimes, demanding to thrive is the very best way to survive.
Solarpunk Is Growing a Gorgeous New World in the Cracks of the Old One | Carin Ism | September 6, 2020 | Singularity HubNevertheless, they survived and thrived for nearly 40 years.
The CEO striving to make vintage, secondhand clothing as popular as fast fashion | Rachel King | September 6, 2020 | Fortune
Casino resorts thrive in the Bahamas and have a presence in almost every port of call for hundreds of miles.
Will Hyman Roth Return to Havana With Normalized Relations? | John L. Smith | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTurtles, fish, ospreys and rare freshwater sharks and sawfish thrive there.
China’s Nicaragua Canal Could Spark a New Central America Revolution | Nina Lakhani | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd in a city with large slums and poor sanitation, rats can thrive easily, fleas and all, to spread the plague.
Bubonic Plague Is Back (but It Never Really Left) | Kent Sepkowitz | November 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey thrive on packed schedules, they say, and take pleasure in working around the clock.
How the Property Brothers Became Your Mom’s Favorite TV Stars | Kevin Fallon | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is doubtful that any Churchill-like figure—were one available—could thrive.
Like many other Yankee notions, it did not thrive here, and the humming of those bees soon ceased.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellThe garden produces European as well as Brazilian vegetables, in great perfection: Fruit-trees also thrive very well.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria GrahamMost of the European vegetables have been introduced, and thrive exceedingly well, especially the potato.
Thus, by God's blessing, ends this book of two years; I being in all points in good health and a good way to thrive and do well.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete | Samuel PepysA cow-brute won't thrive in close quarters; they're better off with jist a wind-break en rain-shelter.
David Lannarck, Midget | George S. Harney
British Dictionary definitions for thrive
/ (θraɪv) /
to grow strongly and vigorously
to do well; prosper
Origin of thrive
1Derived forms of thrive
- thriver, noun
- thriving, adjective
- thrivingly, adverb
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