throve

Use Throve in a sentence

verb

a simple past tense of thrive.

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verb (used without object), thrived or throve, thrived or thriv·en

[thriv-uh

n] , thriv·ing.

to prosper; be fortunate or successful.

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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World English Dictionary

thrive (θraɪv)

—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*

throve (θrəʊv)

—vb
	a past tense of thrive

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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.

Example sentences

There was major excitement and lots of engagement as they throve to tell their stories.

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