English Explanatory Dictionary

thrive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To grow or increase stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly; to enjoy a state of excellent health and well-being; to flourish.
  2. To increase in wealth or success; to prosper, be profitable.

Pronunciation

/θɹaɪv/ en-us-thrive.ogg

Word forms

thrive thrives thriving throve thrived thriven

Etymology

From Middle English thryven, thriven, from Old Norse þrífa (“to seize, grasp, take hold, prosper”), from Proto-Germanic *þrībaną (“to seize, prosper”), from Proto-Indo-European *trep-, *terp- (“to satisfy, enjoy”). Cognate with Swedish trivas, Danish trives, Norwegian Bokmål trives.

Derived words

failure to thrive

Translations

Arabic: ظَهَرَ Bulgarian: раста буйно Catalan: créixer Chinese Mandarin: 繁榮 /繁荣 Czech: prospívat Czech: prosperovat Czech: růst Czech: vzkvétat Danish: trives Dutch: gedijen Faroese: ærast Finnish: viihtyä French: 1&2: croître French: s'épanouir French: 2:prospérer German: gedeihen German: prosperieren Ancient Greek: θάλλω Hebrew: שִֹגְשֵֹג Hindi: फलना Hungarian: jól megvan Italian: prosperare Japanese: 繁栄する Latin: vigeō Māori: ngaruru Māori: whakapuāwai Middle English: thryven Norwegian: blomstre Persian: شکوفیدن Persian: شکفتن Portuguese: prosperar Portuguese: desenvolver-se Portuguese: crescer Russian: расцветать Russian: цвести Russian: разрастаться Russian: буйно расти Russian: пышно расти Scots: dae guid Serbo-Croatian: bujati Spanish: prosperar Spanish: crecer Spanish: medrar Swedish: frodas Turkish: gelişmek Turkish: inkişaf etmek
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