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throve
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throhv
]
Origin
throve
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θroʊv
/
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throhv
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verb
a simple past tense of
thrive.
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thrive
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θraɪv
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thrahyv
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verb (used without object),
thrived
or
throve,
thrived
or
thriv·en
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ˈθrɪv
ən
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,
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;
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
Synonyms
1.
advance.
See
succeed.
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throve
(θrəʊv)
—
vb
a past tense of
thrive
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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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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