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–verb (used without object), thrived or throve, thrived or thriv·en

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n] Pronunciation Key, thriv·ing.

1.	to prosper; be fortunate or successful.

2.	to grow or develop vigorously; flourish: The children thrived in the country.

[Origin: 1150–1200; ME thriven < ON thrīfast to thrive, reflexive of thrīfa to grasp

]

—Related forms

thriver, noun

thriv·ing·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. advance. See succeed.

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intr.v. thrived or throve (thrōv), thrived or thriv·en (thrĭv'ən), thriv·ing, thrives

To make steady progress; prosper.
To grow vigorously; flourish: "the wild deer that throve here" (Tom Clancy).

[Middle English thriven, from Old Norse thrīfask, reflexive of thrīfa, to seize.]

thriv'er n.

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thriving
adjective
very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids" [syn: booming]

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ˈthriving adjective

successful
Example: a thriving industry

Arabic:	ناجِح، مُزْدَهِر
Chinese (Simplified):	繁荣的
Chinese (Traditional):	繁榮的
Czech:	vzkvétající
Danish:	blomstrende
Dutch:	bloeiend
Estonian:	edukas
Finnish:	menestyvä
French:	florissant
German:	blühend
Greek:	αναπτυσσόμενος, που ευδοκιμεί
Hungarian:	jól menő, virágzó
Icelandic:	blómstrandi
Indonesian:	sukses
Italian:	fiorente

Japanese:	盛んな
Korean:	번성하는
Latvian:	plaukstošs; zeļošs
Lithuanian:	klestintis
Norwegian:	blomstrende
Polish:	kwitnący
Portuguese (Brazil):	próspero
Portuguese (Portugal):	bem sucedido
Romanian:	înfloritor, de succes
Russian:	процветающий
Slovak:	prosperujúci, rozkvitajúci
Slovenian:	cvetoč
Spanish:	próspero, floreciente
Swedish:	blomstrande, framgångsrik
Turkish:	başarılı