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English

Etymology

From Old Norse , from {{term|þrifa||grasp}}.

Pronunciation

IPA: /θraɪv/
An audio transcript can be found at en-us-thrive.ogg

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪv|-aɪv

Verb

{{en-verb|thrives|thriving|throve or thrived|thriven or thrived}}

To grow or increase in bulk or stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly, to flourish.
:*1819: “It seems to me, reverend father,” said the knight, “that the small morsels which you eat, together with this holy, but somewhat thin beverage, have thriven with you marvellously.” — Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
To increase in wealth or success; to prosper, be profitable.
:Since expanding in June, the business has really thrived.

Translations

Finnish: viihtyä (of plants)

French: prospérer
Spanish: prosperar

French: prospérer

Italian: prosperare
Spanish: prosperar

Category:English irregular verbs

fr:thrive ko:thrive io:thrive it:thrive hu:thrive pt:thrive te:thrive vi:thrive uk:thrive zh:thrive

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Thrive \Thrive\ (thr[imac]v), v. i. [imp. Throve (thr[=o]v) or
Thrived (thr[imac]vd); p. p. Thrived or Thriven
(thr[i^]v"'n); p. pr. & vb. n. Thriving.] [OE.
[thorn]riven, Icel. [thorn]r[imac]fask; probably originally,
to grasp for one's self, from [thorn]r[imac]fa to grasp; akin
to Dan. trives to thrive, Sw. trifvas. Cf. Thrift.]
1. To prosper by industry, economy, and good management of
property; to increase in goods and estate; as, a farmer
thrives by good husbandry.
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Diligence and humility is the way to thrive in the
riches of the understanding, as well as in gold.
--I. Watts.
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2. To prosper in any business; to have increase or success.
"They by vices thrive." --Sandys.
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O son, why sit we here, each other viewing
Idly, while Satan, our great author, thrives?
--Milton.
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And so she throve and prospered. --Tennyson.
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3. To increase in bulk or stature; to grow vigorously or
luxuriantly, as a plant; to flourish; as, young cattle
thrive in rich pastures; trees thrive in a good soil.
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WordNet thrive
v 1: grow stronger; "The economy was booming" [syn: boom, prosper,
get ahead, flourish, expand]
2: gain in wealth [syn: prosper, fly high, flourish]
[also: throve, thriven]

Moby Dictionary
advance , arrive , batten , be energetic , be vigorous , bloom , blossom ,
boom , brew , burgeon , burst with energy , come on , develop , fatten ,
flourish , flower , fructify , gather , germinate , go , grow , grow fat ,
grow up , have energy , hypertrophy , increase , make out , mature ,
mushroom , outgrow , overdevelop , overflow with energy , overgrow ,
overtop , procreate , progress , prosper , pullulate , reproduce , ripen ,
score , shoot up , spring up , sprout , sprout up , succeed , tower ,
turn out well , upshoot , upspear , upspring , upsprout , vegetate ,
wax