thrive

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To grow strong and healthy.

   These plants thrive in warm, sunny conditions.

2. 2
   verb

   To do well and be successful.

   Her business has thrived since it opened last year.

From Middle English thryven, thriven, from Old Norse þrífa (“to seize, grasp, take hold, prosper”), from Proto-Germanic *þrībaną (“to seize, prosper”), from Proto-Indo-European *trep-, *terp- (“to satisfy, enjoy”). Cognate with Swedish trivas, Danish trives, Norwegian Bokmål trives.

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