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verb | noun flourishflourish1 /ˈflɚɪʃ, ˈflʌrɪʃ/ ●○○ verb ETYMOLOGYflourish1Origin: 1200-1300 Old French florir to produce flowers, from Latin flos flower VERB TABLEflourish |
| Present | I, you, we, they | flourish | | he, she, it | flourishes | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | flourished | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have flourished | | he, she, it | has flourished | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had flourished | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will flourish | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have flourished |
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| Present | I | am flourishing | | he, she, it | is flourishing | | you, we, they | are flourishing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was flourishing | | you, we, they | were flourishing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been flourishing | | he, she, it | has been flourishing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been flourishing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be flourishing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been flourishing |
THESAURUSplants/crops► growa) to exist and develop somewhere in a natural way: Our lawn has all kinds of weeds growing in it. It’s too cold for orchids to grow here.b) to make plants or crops grow by taking care of them: We’re trying to grow roses in our garden this year. ► sprout to start to grow out of the ground and produce leaves: Move the pots outside when the seeds begin to sprout. ► develop to get bigger and change into a more adult form: Root length continues to increase as the plant develops. ► mature formal to become fully grown or developed: As the tree matures, it will have more fruit. ► flourish/thrive formal to grow well and be very healthy: Most plants will flourish in the rich soil here. ► plant to put plants or seeds in the ground to grow: We planted bushes around the edge of the yard. ► raise to grow crops so that they can be used as food: The family lives on a large farm where they raise corn and soybeans. ► cultivate formal to grow and take care of a particular crop: Pears have been cultivated in China for about 3,000 years. 1[intransitive] to develop well and be successful SYN thrive: a flourishing black market Foley’s career has flourished.2[intransitive] to grow well and be very healthy SYN thrive: The plants flourished in the warm sun.► see thesaurus at grow3[transitive] to wave something in your hand in order to make people notice it: Ellie ran in, flourishing her acceptance letter. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French florir to produce flowers, from Latin flos flower] verb | noun flourishflourish2 noun ► with a flourish The old gentleman took off his hat with a flourish. 1[countable] something such as a decoration or detail that is not necessary: Lucas’s speech was full of rhetorical flourishes.2with a flourish with a large confident movement that makes people notice you: The old gentleman took off his hat with a flourish.3[countable] a curved line in writing, done for decoration4[countable] a loud part of a piece of music, played especially when an important person enters: a flourish of trumpets |