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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.
[Middle English thriven, from Old Norse thrīfask, reflexive of thrīfa, to seize.]
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
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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
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| Verb | 1. | thrive - grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming" 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" 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
fail, decline, wither, wilt, wane, perish, languish, droop, shrivel, stagnate
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thrive
verb1. To do or fare well:
Slang: score.
Idioms: get somewhere, go great guns, go strong.
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Translations
ينْجَح، يَزْدَهِر
prospívat
trives
òrífast, dafna
tarpti
augtplauktzelt
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, medrarthe 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] [ˈθrɪvən] (pp) vi (= grow well) [animal, plant] → prospérer; [baby] → bien profiter
to be thriving [baby] → bien profiter
to be thriving [baby] → bien profiter
(= prosper) [business] → prospérer
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) → prosperarehe 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.
ˈthriving adjective successful. a thriving industry.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
thrive
v. prosperar, progresar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012