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- Dictionarythriving/ˈθrʌɪvɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. prosperous and growing; flourishing: "the thriving business George has built up"
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growing, developing, or being successful: a thriving economy. The island has a thriving community and a rich and tragic history. See. thrive. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. achieving a lot, becoming popular, or making a lot of money. successful She's one of the most successful athletes in the franchise's history.
The meaning of THRIVING is characterized by success or prosperity. How to use thriving in a sentence.
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.
Thriving definition: prospering or doing well; highly successful. See examples of THRIVING used in a sentence.
Something that's thriving is doing very well. You have a thriving cupcake business if you can hardly bake enough to keep up with your customers' orders. Use the adjective thriving to describe something that's healthy — like your new puppy — or profitable and busy — like your dad's car dealership.
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.
Definition of thriving adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The Arts Commission plans to expand its thriving ArtSmart program into all 21 of the city’s elementary schools. growing or developing vigorously; flourishing : When I worked on her farm ten years ago there was still a thriving goat herd, but she’s been unable to keep it up on her own.
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.
