thrive

thrive
v
1. prosper, succeed, make good, Brit. Dial. fadge, fare well, be fortunate, have a streak or run of luck; advance, get ahead, go up in the world, progress, make headway, get on or along; grow rich, become wealthy, make one's fortune, add to or increase one's riches; profit, gain, feather one's nest, line one's pockets, make one's pile, get all the gravy, enrich oneself; be well-off, be well-to-do, be on easy street; lead a charmed life, live a life of luxury or ease, live the life of Riley, bask in the sun, live in the clover, live off the fat of the land.
2. flourish, luxuriate, burgeon, mushroom, boom, spring up, burst forth, develop vigorously; grow, wax, sprout, bud, germinate, pullulate, shoot up; bloom, blossom, flower, bear fruit, fructify; mature, maturate, ripen.

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  • Thrive — (thr[imac]v), v. i. [imp. {Throve} (thr[=o]v) or {Thrived} (thr[imac]vd); p. p. {Thrived} or {Thriven} (thr[i^]v n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Thriving}.] [OE. [thorn]riven, Icel. [thorn]r[=i]fask; probably originally, to grasp for one s self, from… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • thrive — [θraıv] v past tense thrived or throve [θrəuv US θrouv] past participle thrived [i]formal [Date: 1200 1300; : Old Norse; Origin: thrifask, probably from thrifa to seize ] to become very successful or very strong and healthy ▪ plants that thrive… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • thrive — [θraɪv] verb thrived PASTTENSE or throve [θrəʊv ǁ θroʊv] thrived PASTPART [intransitive] if a company, market, or place is thriving, it is very successful and making a lot of money …   Financial and business terms

  • thrive — [ θraıv ] verb intransitive * to become very successful, happy, or healthy: Children thrive when given plenty of love and attention. This type of plant thrives in cool conditions. thrive on phrasal verb transitive thrive on something to become… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • thrive — c.1200, from O.N. þrifask to thrive, originally grasp to oneself, probably from O.N. þrifa to clutch, grasp, grip (Cf. Swed. trifvas, Dan. trives to thrive, flourish ), of unknown origin …   Etymology dictionary

  • thrive — thrive; thrive·less; …   English syllables

  • thrive — index gain, germinate, increase, prevail (triumph), proliferate, succeed (attain) Burton s Legal Thesa …   Law dictionary

  • thrive — *succeed, prosper, flourish Analogous words: *increase, augment, multiply, enlarge Antonyms: languish …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • thrive — The past and past participle of the verb are normally both thrived, although throve (past) and thriven (past participle) are occasionally used in BrE …   Modern English usage

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