thrive
[ thrahyv ]
/ θraɪv /
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.
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Origin of thrive
First 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 FROM thrive
thriver, nounthriv·ing·ly, adverbun·thriv·ing, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for thrive
thrive
/ (θraɪv) /
verb thrives, thriving, thrived, throve, thrived or thriven (ˈθrɪvən) (intr)
to grow strongly and vigorously
to do well; prosper
Derived forms of thrive
thriver, nounthriving, adjectivethrivingly, adverbWord Origin for thrive
C13: from Old Norse thrīfask to grasp for oneself, reflexive of thrīfa to grasp, of obscure origin
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