thrive

thrive

 (thrīv)

intr.v. thrived or throve (thrōv), thrived or thriv·en (thrĭv′ən), thriv·ing, thrives

1. To grow vigorously; flourish: Some plants thrive in sandy soil.

2. To be successful or make steady progress; prosper: The town has been thriving on tourism.

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[Middle English thriven, from Old Norse thrīfask, reflexive of thrīfa, to seize.]

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thriv′er n.

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thrive

(θraɪv)

vb (intr) , thrives, thriving, thrived, throve, thrived or thriven (ˈθrɪvən)

1. to grow strongly and vigorously

2. to do well; prosper

[C13: from Old Norse thrīfask to grasp for oneself, reflexive of thrīfa to grasp, of obscure origin]

ˈthriver n

ˈthriving adj

ˈthrivingly adv

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thrive

(θraɪv)

v.i. thrived throve, thrived thriv•en (ˈθrɪv ən) thriv•ing.

1. to prosper; be successful.

2. to grow or develop vigorously; flourish.

[1150–1200; Middle English < Old Norse thrīfast to thrive, reflexive of thrīfa to grasp]

thriv′er, n.

thriv′ing•ly, adv.

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thrive

Past participle: thrived
Gerund: thriving

Imperative

thrive

thrive

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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

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thrive

verb

1. To do or fare well:

boom, flourish, go, prosper.

Slang: score.

Idioms: get somewhere, go great guns, go strong.

2. To grow rapidly and luxuriantly:

bloom, blossom, flourish.

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Translations

ينْجَح، يَزْدَهِر

prospívat

trives

florierengedeihen

prosperarcrecer

prospérer

òrífast, dafna

prosperaredivertirsi

tarpti

augtplauktzelt

stortrives

родиться

gelişmek

兴旺茁壮成长

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

thrive

(θraiv) verb

to grow strong and healthy. Children thrive on milk; The business is thriving. gedy ينْجَح، يَزْدَهِر процъфтявам desenvolver-se prospívat gedeihen trives 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 gedijentrives, 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 розквітати; процвітати پھلنا پھولنا phát triển tốt 茁壮成长，兴旺

ˈthriving adjective

successful. a thriving industry. bloeiend ناجِح، مُزْدَهِر процъфтяващ bem sucedido vzkvétající blühend blomstrende 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 bloeiendblomstrendekwitnący 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

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thrive

v. prosperar, progresar.

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