thrive

intr.v., thrived or throve (thrōv), thrived or thriv·en (thrĭv'ən), thriv·ing, thrives.

1. To make steady progress; prosper.
2. To grow vigorously; flourish: “the wild deer that throve here” (Tom Clancy).

[Middle English thriven, from Old Norse thrīfask, reflexive of thrīfa, to seize.]

thriver thriv'er n.

verb

1. To do or fare well: boom, flourish, go, prosper. Slang score. Idioms: getgosomewhere, go great guns, go strong. See thrive/fail/exist.
2. To grow rapidly and luxuriantly: bloom¹, blossom, flourish. See thrive/fail/exist.

v

Definition: do well
Antonyms: decline, fail, languish, lose

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IN BRIEF: To grow in a strong and healthy way; prosper.

Love is that condition in the human spirit so profound that it allows me to survive, and better than that, to thrive with passion, compassion, and style. — Maya Angelou

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - trives, blomstre (op)

Nederlands (Dutch)
gedijen

Français (French)
v. intr. - (lit) se développer, pousser, (fig) prospérer, se complaire dans qch/à faire, se nourrir de (idée)

Deutsch (German)
v. - gedeihen, wachsen, reich werden, florieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ευδοκιμώ, προκόβω, ακμάζω, αναπτύσσομαι

Italiano (Italian)
prosperare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - florescer, prosperar, crescer

Русский (Russian)
процветать, преуспевать, цвести, разрастаться

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - crecer, desarrollarse, prosperar, tener éxito

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - frodas, trivas, blomstra, utvecklas

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
繁荣, 茁壮成长, 兴旺

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 繁榮, 茁壯成長, 興旺

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 성공하다, 번영하다, 사는 보람으로 삼다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 生長する, 成功する, 栄える, よく育つ, 繁茂する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يزدهر, ينمو بقوة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮ליבלב, שיגשג, הצליח‬

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