thrive
verb /θraɪv/
/θraɪv/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they thrive | /θraɪv/ /θraɪv/ |
| he / she / it thrives | /θraɪvz/ /θraɪvz/ |
| past simple thrived | /θraɪvd/ /θraɪvd/ |
| past participle thrived | /θraɪvd/ /θraɪvd/ |
| -ing form thriving | /ˈθraɪvɪŋ/ /ˈθraɪvɪŋ/ |
- to become, and continue to be, successful, strong, healthy, etc. synonym flourish
- New businesses thrive in this area.
- These animals rarely thrive in captivity.
Extra ExamplesTopics Successc1, Health and Fitnessc1- The glass industry still thrives there.
- These traditions continued to thrive.
- They are concerned about their baby daughter's failure to thrive.
- Babies like this thrive best in a quiet, restful atmosphere
- He's clearly thriving in his new job.
- The fungus thrives in warm, moist conditions.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- positively
- still
- seem to
- continue to
- fail to
- …
- on
- failure to thrive
Word OriginMiddle English (originally in the sense ‘grow, increase’): from Old Norse thrífask, reflexive of thrífa ‘grasp, get hold of’. Compare with thrift.