thrive
- to prosper; be fortunate or successful.
- to grow or develop vigorously; flourish: The children thrived in the country.
Origin of thrive
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booming, prosperous, healthy, wealthy, growing, robust, flourishing, burgeoning, developing, cooking, blooming, rolling, prospering, roaring, progressing, arrived, advancing, prolific, richExamples from the Web for thriving
Contemporary Examples of thriving
Since 2009, the goat has had a thriving Twitter presence as well, today enjoying up to nearly 8,000 followers.
Thousands of years ago, Meroe was a thriving hub of trade and home to some 25,000 residents.
The company has been plagued by accusations of rape in the United States but still appears to be thriving.
Thanks to the jazz scene, the city fostered a thriving African-American culture.
But even before this celebrity benediction, Brooklyn was thriving in the City of Lights.
Historical Examples of thriving
Apropos, your little godson is thriving charmingly, but is a very deil.
The Letters of Robert BurnsRobert Burns
But then the Mayor is a thriving man, and has a wife to look after him.
Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2)William Delisle Hay
So that the ruler of the sea can get in supplies from a thriving district.
He left the park, and wandered into a thriving luncheonette.
Dream TownHenry Slesar
Es-Salt is a populous and thriving town, the only one in all that country.
Byeways in PalestineJames Finn
thrive
- to grow strongly and vigorously
- to do well; prosper
Word Origin for thrive
Word Origin and History for thriving
thrive
c.1200, from Old Norse þrifask "to thrive," originally "grasp to oneself," probably from Old Norse þrifa "to clutch, grasp, grip" (cf. Swedish trifvas, Danish trives "to thrive, flourish"), of unknown origin. Related: Thrived; thriving.