thrive

thrive  (thrv)

intr.v. thrived or throve (thrv), thrived or thriv·en (thrvn), thriv·ing, thrives

1. To make steady progress; prosper.

2. To grow vigorously; flourish: "the wild deer that throve here" (Tom Clancy).

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[Middle English thriven, from Old Norse thrfask, reflexive of thrfa, to seize.]

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thriver n.

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thrive [θraɪv]

vb thrives, thriving ; thrived, throve ; thrived, thriven [ˈθrɪv^ən] (intr)

1. to grow strongly and vigorously

2. to do well; prosper

[from Old Norse thrīfask to grasp for oneself, reflexive of thrīfa to grasp, of obscure origin]

thriver  n

thriving  adj

thrivingly  adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	thrive - grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming" flourish, expand, boom revive - be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength; "Interest in ESP revived" grow - become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast" luxuriate - thrive profusely or flourish extensively
	2.	thrive - make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance; "The new student is thriving" prosper, flourish, fly high change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"

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thrive

verb prosper, do well, flourish, increase, grow, develop, advance, succeed, get on, boom, bloom, wax, burgeon, grow rich, have legs (informal) Today his company continues to thrive.
fail, decline, wither, wilt, wane, perish, languish, droop, shrivel, stagnate

Translations

thrive [θraɪv] (throve or thrived (pt) (thrived or thriven (pp))) VI (= do well) [company, economy] → prosperar; (= grow) [plant] → crecer muy bien, prosperar; [animal, child] → desarrollarse (fig) → prosperar, medrar
the plant thrives here → la planta crece muy bien or prospera aquí
business is thriving → el negocio prospera
to thrive on sth: children thrive on milk → la leche contribuye al desarrollo de los niños
she seems to thrive on adversity → parece que se crece en la adversidad

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thrive [ˈθraɪv] [thrived, throve] [ˈθrəʊv] (pt) [thrived] [ˈθraɪvd] [thriven] [ˈθrɪv^ən] (pp) vi

(= grow well) [animal, plant] → prospérer; [baby] → bien profiter
to be thriving [baby] → bien profiter

(= prosper) [business] → prospérer

to thrive on sth (= enjoy) → s'épanouir dans qch
he thrives on it → cela lui réussit

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thrive

vi (= be in good health: animal, plant) → (gut) gedeihen; (child also) → sich gut or prächtig entwickeln; (= do well, business) → blühen, florieren; (businessman) → erfolgreich sein

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thrive [θraɪv] vi (be healthy, person, animal) → crescere or svilupparsi bene; (plant) → crescere rigoglioso/a (fig) (business) → prosperare
he thrives on it → gli fa bene, ne gode
children thrive on milk → il latte è ottimo per i bambini
she thrives on hard work → il lavoro le fa bene
business is thriving → il commercio prospera

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thrive

v thrive [θraiv]

to grow strong and healthy Children thrive on milk; The business is thriving. gedy ينْجَح، يَزْدَهِر процъфтявам prospívat trives gedeihen αναπτύσσομαι, ευδοκιμώ crecer mucho; prosperar kosuma, edenema رشد کردن؛ رونق یافتن kukoistaa prospérer לְשַׂגשֵׂג समृद्ध होना rasti, napredovati növekszik makin kuat, tampak sehat þrífast, dafna prosperare; crescere 栄える 무럭무럭 자라다 klestėti, tarpti augt; plaukt; zelt berkembang maju gedijen (stor)trives, blomstre dobrze się rozwijać desenvolver-se a creşte; a prospera набираться сил; расцветать prosperovať uspevati imati uspeha frodas, trivas, blomstra, utvecklas เจริญเติบโตดี gelişmek 茁壯成長，興旺 розквітати; процвітати پھلنا پھولنا phát triển tốt 茁壮成长，兴旺

adj thriving

successful a thriving industry. bloeiend ناجِح، مُزْدَهِر процъфтяващ vzkvétající blomstrende blühend αναπτυσσόμενος, που ευδοκιμεί próspero, floreciente edukas موفق؛ شکوفا kukoistava florissant מְשַׂגשֵׂג रोमांचकारी uspješan, koji cvate jól menő, virágzó sukses blómstrandi fiorente 盛んな 번성하는 klestintis plaukstošs; zeļošs berkembang maju bloeiend blomstrende kwitnący bem sucedido înfloritor, de succes процветающий prosperujúci, rozkvitajúci cvetoč uspešan blomstrande, framgångsrik ซึ่งประสบความสำเร็จ başarılı 繁榮的 процвітаючий; успішний پھلتي پھولتي، کام ياب thành công 繁荣的