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- Dictionarythrive/θrʌɪv/
verb
- 1. (of a child, animal, or plant) grow or develop well or vigorously: "the new baby thrived"
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to grow, develop, or be successful: His business thrived in the years before the war. She seems to thrive on stress. Synonyms. burgeon literary. prosper. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to achieve something aimed for. succeed If you work hard, you'll succeed. thrive University is a place where she will thrive.
The meaning of THRIVE is to grow vigorously : flourish. How to use thrive in a sentence.
To thrive isn’t just to survive or get by—it’s to grow strong, to be successful. Some people find it hard to adapt to new or unfamiliar environments, but some people thrive in them. When the term is used in the context of infants, it typically involves physical development—like proper growth and weight gain.
to grow, develop, or be successful: His business thrived in the years before the war. She seems to thrive on stress. Synonyms. burgeon literary. prosper. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to achieve something aimed for. succeed If you work hard, you'll succeed. thrive College is a place where she will thrive.
1. verb. If someone or something thrives, they do well and are successful, healthy, or strong. Today his company continues to thrive. [VERB] Lavender thrives in poor soil. [VERB] ...the river's thriving population of kingfishers. [VERB -ing] Synonyms: prosper, do well, flourish, increase More Synonyms of thrive. 2. verb.
to grow very well, or to become very healthy or successful: The business is thriving. He seems to thrive on hard work. thriving. adjective. a thriving economy. (Definition of thrive from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of thrive. in Chinese (Traditional) 茁壯成長, 興旺，繁榮… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)
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. [Middle English thriven, from Old Norse thrīfask, reflexive of thrīfa, to seize .] thriv′er n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
