thrive
verb (used without object)
to prosper; be fortunate or successful.
have thriven
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present perfectof thrive.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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Honour and loyalty would have thriven without the chivalrous poets, as they had thriven before them in every nation on earth.
From Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 by W. P. (William Paton) Ker
If the flowers in the carpet had been living exotics, they would have thriven in the warm air that surrounded them, and feared no frost; and her mother's fire had been fed by charity!
From A Letter of Credit by Susan Warner
Use it, abuse it—anything, but think Hereafter, 'Had I known she loved me so, And what my means, I might have thriven with it.'
From Name and Fame A Novel by Adeline Sergeant
When first formed, stiff loam to a depth of 3 feet was spread all over the garden, and into this large quantities of decayed leaves were mixed; in this soil the plants have thriven well.
From Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens by Ernest Thomas Cook
Their food is fish and rice boiled together until quite soft, and Miss Walker finds the kittens bred have thriven on it.
From Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured by Harrison Weir
