thrive

  • 11thrive — [v] do well advance, arrive, batten, bear fruit, bloom, blossom, boom, burgeon, develop, flourish, get ahead*, get fat*, get on*, get places*, get there*, grow, grow rich, increase, make a go*, mushroom*, progress, prosper, radiate, rise, score* …

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  • 12thrive — ► VERB (past thrived or throve; past part. thrived or thriven) 1) grow or develop well or vigorously. 2) prosper; flourish. ORIGIN Old Norse, grasp, get hold of ; related to THRIFT(Cf. ↑thrift) …

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  • 13thrive — [thrīv] vi. thrived or throve, thrived or thriven [thriv′ n] thriving [ME thrifen < ON thrifast, to prosper, reflex. of thrifa, to grasp] 1. to prosper or flourish; be successful, esp. as the result of economical management 2. to grow… …

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  • 14Thrive — Infobox Album | Name = Thrive Type = Studio album Artist = Newsboys Released = March 26, 2002 Recorded = Genre = Christian rock, Christian pop Length = 37:29 Label = Sparrow Producer = Steve Taylor, Peter Furler, Joe Baldridge Reviews = *Cross… …

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  • 15thrive — verb ADVERB ▪ positively (esp. BrE) ▪ a culture which positively thrives on new ideas ▪ still ▪ The glass industry still thrives there. VERB + THRIVE …

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  • 16thrive — 01. Last year their company was having some trouble, but since they tried a new marketing strategy their business has been [thriving]. 02. We found a sickly cat that didn t have any owners, and after getting proper food and attention for a few… …

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  • 17thrive — v. (D; intr.) to thrive on (to thrive on hard work) * * * [θraɪv] (D; intr.) to thrive on (to thrive on hard work) …

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  • 18thrive — verb past tense thrived or throve, (I) formal if something such as a company or plant thrives, it becomes very successful or very strong and healthy: tree ferns that still thrive in tropical rainforests | a free market economy in which businesses …

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  • 19thrive */ — UK [θraɪv] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms thrive : present tense I/you/we/they thrive he/she/it thrives present participle thriving past tense throve UK [θrəʊv] / US [θroʊv] or thrived past participle thriven UK [θraɪvən] / US or thrived to… …

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  • 20thrive on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms thrive on : present tense I/you/we/they thrive on he/she/it thrives on present participle thriving on past tense throve on or thrived on past participle thrived on or thriven on thrive on something to become… …

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