Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To grow vigorously; flourish.
- intransitive verb To be successful or make steady progress; prosper.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To prosper; flourish; be fortunate or successful.
- To increase in goods and estate; grow rich or richer; keep on increasing one's acquisitions.
- To grow vigorously or luxuriantly; flourish.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To prosper by industry, economy, and good management of property; to increase in goods and estate.
- intransitive verb To prosper in any business; to have increase or success.
- intransitive verb To increase in bulk or stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly, as a plant; to flourish.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
grow orincrease stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly, toflourish . - verb To increase in wealth or success; to
prosper , be profitable.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb grow vigorously
- verb make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Islanders 'Danis, Capitals' Ovechkin thrive in the clutch in February
Islanders' Danis, Capitals' Ovechkin thrive in the clutch in February 2009
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Islanders 'Danis, Capitals' Ovechkin thrive in the clutch in February - USATODAY. com
Islanders' Danis, Capitals' Ovechkin thrive in the clutch in February 2009
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Unfortunately, the hands off approach that allowed your troop (and mine) to thrive is a thing of the past.
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Consciously and systematically denying others the right to thrive is the most serious sin one can commit as a human being.
Think Progress » Israel hints at ‘full-scale invasion.’ 2006
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As long as punters keep punting, the greedy will continue to thrive from the fruits of their labor.
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It wants the FCC to adopt rules specifying that the basic open framework that has allowed the Internet to thrive is preserved.
Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » New Lobbying Coalition To Preserve End-to-End Principle 2003
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And anyone who questions that BN’s political position should thrive is an anti-Semite.
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Those that adapt and offer good products will thrive from the increased exposure and ancillary revenue streams (even if they’re receiving less from traditional advertising); those that don’t, will cry foul and dwindle away.
Is Web Video Really Hurting TV? - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2007
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But walking through the wood every day, sometimes with a proper woodsman in tow, I've come to realise that the way for it to thrive is to do a fairly thorough thinning: to let the light in, get rid of cankered trunks, really allow strong, new growth to come through.
Tobias Jones: a retreat of one's own Tobias Jones 2010
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After all, during recessions, discretionary products suffer while discount products and companies thrive, which is why Wal-Mart has been doing well.
Blue-Collar Prius 2008
Kristianto2010 commented on the word thrive
Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little other meat, like chicken. Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer.
December 21, 2010
bilby commented on the word thrive
Probably more accurate to say a high protein diet is acidic due to the deamination process within the body.
December 21, 2010