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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English thrive thrive / θraɪv / verb (past tense thrived or throve / θrəʊv $ θroʊv /, past participle thrived) intransitive formal SUCCESSFUL to become very successful or very strong and healthy plants that thrive in tropical rain forests a business which managed to thrive during a recession.
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(thrīv)intr.v.thrived or throve(thrōv), thrived or thriv·en(thrĭv′ən), thriv·ing, thrives1. 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.]
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(θraɪv)![Meaning Meaning](http://sethaalexander.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/thriving-definition.png)
2. to do well; prosper
[C13: from Old Norse thrīfask to grasp for oneself, reflexive of thrīfa to grasp, of obscure origin]
ˈthrivingadj
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(θraɪv)v.i. thrivedthrove, thrivedthriv•en (ˈθrɪv ən) thriv•ing.
1. to prosper; be successful.
[1150–1200; Middle English < Old Norse thrīfast to thrive, reflexive of thrīfa to grasp]
thriv′ing•ly,adv.
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Past participle: thrived
Gerund: thriving
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I will be thriving |
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Verb | 1. | thrive - grow vigorously; 'The deer population in this town is thriving'; 'business is booming' flourish, expand, boom 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' |
thrive
verbprosper, 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
thrive
verb1. To do or fare well:Slang: score.
2. To grow rapidly and luxuriantly:
prospívat
augtplauktzelt
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[θraɪv] (throve or thrived (pt) (thrived or thriven (pp))) VI (= do well) [company, economy] → prosperar; (= grow) [plant] → crecermuy bien, prosperar; [animal, child] → desarrollarse (fig) → prosperar, medrarthe plant thrives here → la plantacrecemuy bienorprosperaaquí
business is thriving → el negocioprospera
to thrive on sth: children thrive on milk → la lechecontribuye al desarrollode losniños
she seems to thrive on adversity → parece que se creceen laadversidad
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[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
to thrive on sth (= enjoy) → s'épanouir dans qch
he thrives on it → cela lui réussit
he thrives on it → cela lui réussit
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vi (= be in good health: animal, plant) → (gut) gedeihen; (child also) → sich gutorprächtigentwickeln; (= do well, business) → blühen, florieren; (businessman) → erfolgreich sein
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[θraɪv]vi (be healthy, person, animal) → crescereorsvilupparsibene; (plant) → crescererigoglioso/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 commercioprospera
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(θraiv) verb to grow strong and healthy. Children thrive on milk; The business is thriving. gedy ينْجَح، يَزْدَهِر процъфтявам desenvolver-se prospívat gedeihen trives αναπτύσσομαι, ευδοκιμώ crecer mucho; prosperar kosuma, edenema رشد کردن؛ رونق یافتن kukoistaa prospérer לְשַׂגשֵׂג समृद्ध होना rasti, napredovati növekszik makin kuat, tampak sehat þrífast, dafna prosperare; crescere 栄える 무럭무럭 자라다 klestėti, tarpti augt; plaukt; zelt berkembang maju gedijentrives, blomstre dobrze się rozwijać desenvolver-se a creşte; a prospera набираться сил; расцветать prosperovať uspevati imati uspeha frodas, trivas, blomstra, utvecklas เจริญเติบโตดี gelişmek 茁壯成長 розквітати; процвітати پھلنا پھولنا phát triển tốt 茁壮成长,兴旺
ˈthriving adjective successful. a thriving industry. bloeiend ناجِح، مُزْدَهِر процъфтяващ bem sucedido vzkvétající blühend blomstrende αναπτυσσόμενος, που ευδοκιμεί próspero, floreciente edukas موفق؛ شکوفا kukoistava florissant מְשַׂגשֵׂג रोमांचकारी uspješan, koji cvate jól menő, virágzó sukses blómstrandi fiorente 盛んな 번성하는 klestintis plaukstošs; zeļošs berkembang maju bloeiendblomstrendekwitnący bem sucedido înfloritor, de succes процветающий prosperujúci, rozkvitajúci cvetoč uspešan blomstrande, framgångsrik ซึ่งประสบความสำเร็จ başarılı 繁榮的 процвітаючий; успішний پھلتي پھولتي، کام ياب thành công 繁荣的
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