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ən Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English thriven < Old Norse thrīfast to thrive, reflexive of thrīfa to grasp
1150–1200; Middle English thriven < Old Norse thrīfast to thrive, reflexive of thrīfa to grasp
Related forms
thriv·er, noun
thriv·ing·ly, adverb
un·thriv·ing, adjective
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| —vb , thrives, thriving, thrived, throve, thrived, thriven | |
| 1. | to grow strongly and vigorously |
| 2. | to do well; prosper |
| [C13: from Old Norse thrīfask to grasp for oneself, reflexive of thrīfa to grasp, of obscure origin] | |
| 'thriver | |
| —n | |
| 'thriving | |
| —adj | |
| 'thrivingly | |
| —adv | |
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Thrive
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
thrive
c.1200, from O.N. þrifask "to thrive," originally "grasp to oneself," probably from O.N. þrifa "to clutch, grasp, grip" (cf. Swed. trifvas, Dan. trives "to thrive, flourish"), of unknown origin.
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Example sentences
The latter meant that colleges could thrive on borrowed money they would never have to repay.
When blowfly eggs hatch in a patient's wound, the maggots eat the dead flesh where gangrene-causing bacteria thrive.
Check out the beautiful cacti, agave, and other desert plants and learn how they thrive in an extreme environment.
Without native predators, the snakes could really thrive.
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