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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 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.
To thrive is to grow and develop strongly. This sense of the word can be applied to people as well as other living things, including animals and plants. Thrive can also mean to be successful, to be fulfilled, or to develop successfully.
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.
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.
Definition of thrive verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
