thrive
[ thrahyv ]
verb (used without object),thrived or throve [throhv], /θroʊv/, thrived or thriv·en [thriv-uhn], /ˈθrɪv ən/, thriv·ing.
to prosper; be fortunate or successful.
to grow or develop vigorously; flourish: The children thrived in the country.
Verb Phrases
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
1First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English thriven, from Old Norse thrīfast “to thrive,” reflexive of thrīfa “to grasp”
synonym study For thrive
1. See succeed.
Other words for thrive
Other words from thrive
- thriv·er, noun
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How to use thrive in a sentence
From this table we see that the thrivers of Scotland are threble thribers in Derbyshire.
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British Dictionary definitions for thrive
thrive
/ (θraɪv) /
verbthrives, thriving, thrived, throve, thrived or thriven (ˈθrɪvən) (intr)
to grow strongly and vigorously
to do well; prosper
Origin of thrive
1C13: from Old Norse thrīfask to grasp for oneself, reflexive of thrīfa to grasp, of obscure origin
Derived forms of thrive
- thriver, noun
- thriving, adjective
- thrivingly, adverb
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