THRIVE

boom, thrive, flourish, expand

(verb) grow vigorously; “The deer population in this town is thriving”; “business is booming”

thrive, prosper, fly high, flourish

(verb) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

thrive (third-person singular simple present thrives, present participle thriving, simple past thrived or throve, past participle thrived or thriven)

To grow or increase stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly, to flourish.

To increase in wealth or success; to prosper, be profitable.

Synonyms

• See also prosper

Anagrams

• riveth

Source: Wiktionary


Thrive, v. i. [imp. Throve or Thrived (; p. p. Thrived or Thriven (; p. pr. & vb. n. Thriving.] Etym: [OE. , Icel. ; probably originally, to grasp for one's self, from to grasp; akin to Dan. trives to thrive, Sw. trifvas. Cf. Thrift.]

1. To posper by industry, economy, and good management of property; to increase in goods and estate; as, a farmer thrives by good husbandry. Diligence and humility is the way to thrive in the riches of the understanding, as well as in gold. I. Watts.

2. To prosper in any business; to have increase or success. "They by vices thrive." Sandys. O son, why sit we here, each other viewing Idly, while Satan, our great author, thrives Milton. And so she throve and prospered. Tennyson.

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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