flourish

flour·ish

F0199100 (flûr′ĭsh, flŭr′-)v. flour·ished, flour·ish·ing, flour·ish·es v.intr.1. To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive: The crops flourished in the rich soil.2. To do or fare well; prosper: "No village on the railroad failed to flourish" (John Kenneth Galbraith).3. To be in a period of highest productivity, excellence, or influence: a poet who flourished in the tenth century.4. To make bold, sweeping movements: The banner flourished in the wind.v.tr. To wield, wave, or exhibit dramatically.n.1. A dramatic or stylish movement, as of waving or brandishing: "A few ... musicians embellish their performance with a flourish of the fingers" (Frederick D. Bennett).2. An embellishment or ornamentation: a signature with a distinctive flourish.3. An ostentatious act or gesture: a flourish of generosity.4. Music A showy or ceremonious passage, such as a fanfare.

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[Middle English florishen, from Old French florir, floriss-, from Vulgar Latin *flōrīre, from Latin flōrēre, to bloom, from flōs, flōr-, flower; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]

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flour′ish·er n.Synonyms: flourish, brandish, wave
These verbs mean to swing back and forth boldly and dramatically: flourished the newly signed contract; brandish a sword; waving a baton.

flourish

(ˈflʌrɪʃ) vb1. (intr) to thrive; prosper2. (intr) to be at the peak of condition3. (intr) to be healthy: plants flourish in the light. 4. to wave or cause to wave in the air with sweeping strokes5. to display or make a display6. (Music, other) to play (a fanfare, etc) on a musical instrument7. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (intr) to embellish writing, characters, etc, with ornamental strokes8. to add decorations or embellishments to (speech or writing)9. (intr) an obsolete word for blossomn10. the act of waving or brandishing11. a showy gesture: he entered with a flourish. 12. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) an ornamental embellishment in writing13. (Rhetoric) a display of ornamental language or speech14. (Music, other) a grandiose passage of music15. an ostentatious display or parade16. obsolete a. the state of flourishingb. the state of flowering[C13: from Old French florir, ultimately from Latin flōrēre to flower, from flōs a flower] ˈflourisher n

flour•ish

(ˈflɜr ɪʃ, ˈflʌr-)

v.i. 1. to be in a vigorous state; thrive. 2. to be at the height of development, activity, influence, or fame. 3. to be successful; prosper. 4. to grow luxuriantly or thrive in growth, as a plant. 5. to make sweeping gestures. v.t. 6. to brandish dramatically; gesticulate with. n. 7. an act or instance of brandishing. 8. an ostentatious or dramatic gesture or display. 9. a decoration or embellishment, esp. in writing: He added a few flourishes to his signature. 10. a florid bit of language. 11. an elaborate musical passage. 12. a condition or period of thriving: in full flourish. [1250–1300; Middle English florisshen < Middle French floriss-, long s. of florir « Latin flōrēre] flour′ish•er, n. flour′ish•ing•ly, adv. syn: See succeed.

Flourish

 of strumpets: a company of prostitutes—Lipton, 1970

flourish

Past participle: flourished
Gerund: flourishing

Imperative
flourish
flourish

Present
I flourish
you flourish
he/she/it flourishes
we flourish
you flourish
they flourish

Preterite
I flourished
you flourished
he/she/it flourished
we flourished
you flourished
they flourished

Present Continuous
I am flourishing
you are flourishing
he/she/it is flourishing
we are flourishing
you are flourishing
they are flourishing

Present Perfect
I have flourished
you have flourished
he/she/it has flourished
we have flourished
you have flourished
they have flourished

Past Continuous
I was flourishing
you were flourishing
he/she/it was flourishing
we were flourishing
you were flourishing
they were flourishing

Past Perfect
I had flourished
you had flourished
he/she/it had flourished
we had flourished
you had flourished
they had flourished

Future
I will flourish
you will flourish
he/she/it will flourish
we will flourish
you will flourish
they will flourish

Future Perfect
I will have flourished
you will have flourished
he/she/it will have flourished
we will have flourished
you will have flourished
they will have flourished

Future Continuous
I will be flourishing
you will be flourishing
he/she/it will be flourishing
we will be flourishing
you will be flourishing
they will be flourishing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been flourishing
you have been flourishing
he/she/it has been flourishing
we have been flourishing
you have been flourishing
they have been flourishing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been flourishing
you will have been flourishing
he/she/it will have been flourishing
we will have been flourishing
you will have been flourishing
they will have been flourishing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been flourishing
you had been flourishing
he/she/it had been flourishing
we had been flourishing
you had been flourishing
they had been flourishing

Conditional
I would flourish
you would flourish
he/she/it would flourish
we would flourish
you would flourish
they would flourish

Past Conditional
I would have flourished
you would have flourished
he/she/it would have flourished
we would have flourished
you would have flourished
they would have flourished

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flourish - a showy gesture; "she entered with a great flourish"motion, gesture - the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
	2.	flourish - an ornamental embellishment in writingembellishment - a superfluous ornamentparaph - a flourish added after or under your signature (originally to protect against forgery)
	3.	flourish - a display of ornamental speech or languagegrandiloquence, grandiosity, magniloquence, ornateness, rhetoric - high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language"
	4.	flourish - the act of wavingbrandishwafture, waving, wave - the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
	5.	flourish - (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments; "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare"tucket, fanfaremusic - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous mannermelodic line, melodic phrase, melody, tune, strain, air, line - a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven"
Verb	1.	flourish - grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming"thrive, expand, boomrevive - 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.	flourish - 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"prosper, thrive, fly highchange 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"
	3.	flourish - move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"brandish, wavewigwag - send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain codemove, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

flourish

verb1. thrive, increase, develop, advance, progress, boom, bloom, blossom, prosper, burgeon Business soon flourished.
thrive fail, decline, fade, shrink, diminish, pine, dwindle, wane, grow less2. succeed, do well, be successful, move ahead, get ahead, go places (informal), go great guns (slang), go up in the world On graduation he flourished as a journalist.3. thrive, grow, develop, flower, succeed, get on, bloom, blossom, prosper, bear fruit, be vigorous, be in your prime The plant is flourishing particularly well.4. wave, brandish, sweep, swish, display, shake, swing, wield, flutter, wag, flaunt, vaunt, twirl He flourished his glass to make the point.noun1. wave, sweep, brandish, swish, shaking, swing, dash, brandishing, twirling, twirl, showy gesture with a flourish of his hand2. show, display, parade, fanfare with a flourish of church bells3. curlicue, sweep, decoration, swirl, plume, embellishment, ornamentation He underlined his name with a showy flourish.

flourish

verb1. To grow rapidly and luxuriantly:bloom, blossom, thrive.2. To do or fare well:boom, go, prosper, thrive.Slang: score.Idioms: get somewhere, go great guns, go strong.3. To be in one's prime:flower, shine.Idioms: cut a figure, make a splash.4. To wield boldly and dramatically:brandish, sweep, wave.

Translations

兴旺挥舞花体字茂盛装饰性乐段

flourish

(ˈflariʃ) , ((American) ˈflə:-) verb1. to be healthy; to grow well; to thrive. My plants are flourishing. 茂盛 茂盛2. to be successful or active. His business is flourishing. 興旺 兴旺3. to hold or wave something as a show, threat etc. He flourished his sword. 揮舞 挥舞 noun1. an ornamental stroke of the pen in writing. His writing was full of flourishes. 花體字 花体字2. an impressive, sweeping movement (with the hand or something held in it). He bowed and made a flourish with his hat. 揮舞 挥舞3. an ornamental passage of music. There was a flourish on the trumpets. 裝飾性樂段 装饰性乐段ˈflourishing adjective1. successful. a flourishing business. 蒸蒸日上的 蒸蒸日上的2. growing well. flourishing crops. 欣欣向榮的，繁茂的 欣欣向荣的，繁茂的