to thrive
- verb
- /θraɪv/
- With the right environment and care, the plants will thrive and grow strong.
- survive and thrive
- grow and thrive
- continue to thrive
How do you think that you'll be able to thrive as a brand?
- How do you think that you'll be able to thrive as a brand?
- I give because I want to see you thrive, end of.
- He's about helping people thrive and live great lives.
- It's just I thrive when I'm at home.
- How to make human beings thrive as a human being.
- Because if they did, they would grow, they would thrive, they would deliver.
- We will probably thrive in the next few years.
- So the Asians are thriving with Western education.
- What you want is someone that is going to come and thrive with you, right?
- And if you survive this, you're going to thrive in normal economic conditions.
- But I do know it to be true that you can thrive if you want to.
- My role is to survive and thrive in the public eye.
- And we could just redesign it so farmers thrive and consumers thrive in health.
Examples
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It's the only flower that can thrive in any environment.
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Nurses are now connecting with each other and beginning to thrive as a team.
Academic text (2011) -
I give because I want to see you thrive, end of.
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Because if they did, they would grow, they would thrive, they would deliver.
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We will probably thrive in the next few years.
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What you want is someone that is going to come and thrive with you, right?
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If this community is to continue to thrive, then we need men like you here.
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He's about helping people thrive and live great lives.
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We learn to manage our dysfunction and we learn to thrive in our healing place.
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Many amateur mystery series have thrived for numerous episodes, to the delight of their fans.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
To grow strongly and be healthy or successful
To produce flowers or to grow well and become successful
To grow quickly and successfully, often in business or the economy
To become successful or grow well, often by making money
To grow and become more successful or confident
To feel very happy and successful after a big achievement
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How Successful
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Etymology
Thrive comes from an old word that meant 'to grasp' and later 'to do well', so imagine someone grabbing a chance and holding it. It is related to the old word thrift, which once meant 'prosperity', and that's why to thrive is to grow, succeed, and be strong.