Thrive means to grow strong and healthy.
(verb)An example of to thrive is the growth of a successful vegetable garden.
To thrive is defined as to be successful in managing business or money.
(verb)An example of to thrive is investing in a stock that makes lots of money.
See thrive in Webster's New World College Dictionary
See thrive in American Heritage Dictionary 4
intransitive verb thrived thrived or throve (thrōv), thrived thrived or thriv·en (thrĭvˈən), thriv·ing, thrives
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Origin: Middle English thriven
Origin: , from Old Norse thrīfask
Origin: , reflexive of thrīfa, to seize
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