thrive
verb (used without object)
to prosper; be fortunate or successful.
has thriven
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present perfectof thrive (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The rather loosely defined domain of the "sketch" has thriven this year, since it elicits fluent expression from those less prolific in other branches of literature.
From Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 by H. P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft
But the religion of Mahomet, notwithstanding this drawback, has thriven in the world, and at one time it held sway over larger populations than Christianity itself.
From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by John Tyndall
Religious freedom has thriven under the aegis of Progress; monasticism can make no appeal to it.
From The Idea of Progress An inguiry into its origin and growth by J. B. (John Bagnell) Bury
But while co-operative distribution has thriven, the success of co-operative workshops and mills has hitherto been extremely slow.
From Problems of Poverty by J. A. (John Atkinson) Hobson
That nucleus has thriven and increased, until in 1910 it contained thirty-four head.
From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by William Temple Hornaday
