Thrive - definition, pronunciation, transcription
verb
- make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance (syn: flourish, prosper)
Extra examples
He throve on trade.
I throve on a diet of oatmeal, mutton and strong tea.
My children thrived on this product.
He's the sort of person who thrives on hard work.
Thought thrives on conflict.
The armament firms thrive on war; the glaziers gain by broken windows.
These trees will thrive, to a greater or lesser degree, in a number of climates.
To thrive in science, you must be both a consummate collaborator and a relentless competitor.
...these plants thrive with relatively little sunlight...
...going to a school for gifted students will help him thrive as a musical prodigy...
Few creatures can thrive on these barren mountaintops.
...young, innovative artists thrive in the freewheeling milieu that a big city offers...
Word forms
I/you/we/they: thrive
he/she/it: thrives
present participle: thriving
past tense: throve or thrived
past participle: thriven or thrived
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