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Definition of "thrive" []

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

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "thrive" in a sentence
  • "Islanders 'Danis, Capitals' Ovechkin thrive in the clutch in February - USATODAY. com"
  • "Islanders 'Danis, Capitals' Ovechkin thrive in the clutch in February"
  • "Consciously and systematically denying others the right to thrive is the most serious sin one can commit as a human being."