Thrive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

grow vigorously

make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/θɹˈaɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/θɹˈaɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/θɹˈaɪv/

1 syllable Say it as /θɹˈaɪv/.

Examples

The deer population in this town is thriving
business is booming
The new student is thriving

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fly high boom expand prosper flourish

Parts of Speech

verb	grow vigorously “The deer population in this town is thriving”
verb	make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance “The new student is thriving”

Word Forms

boom	noun	a state of economic prosperity
expansible	adjective	able to expand or be expanded

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gedeihen

kräftig wachsen

🇫🇷French

prospérer

grandir vigoureusement

🇪🇸Spanish

prosperar

crecer vigorosamente

🇮🇹Italian

prosperare

crescere vigorosamente

🇳🇱Dutch

gedijen

krachtig groeien

🇵🇹Portuguese

florescer

crescer vigorosamente

🇷🇺Russian

процветать

энергично расти

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फलना-फूलना

तीव्रता से बढ़ो

🇧🇩Bengali

উন্নতি লাভ

জোরালোভাবে হত্তয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

செழித்து

தீவிரமாக வளரும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అభివృద్ధి చెందుతాయి

బలంగా పెరుగుతాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

भरभराट होणे

जोमाने वाढतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખીલવું

જોરશોરથી વધો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಹೊಂದುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಬಲವಾಗಿ ಬೆಳೆಯುತ್ತವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഭിവൃദ്ധിപ്പെടുക

ശക്തമായി വളരുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਫੁੱਲਤ

ਜ਼ੋਰਦਾਰ ਵਧਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ترقی کی منازل طے کرنا

بھرپور طریقے سے بڑھو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蓬勃发展

🇯🇵Japanese

繁栄する

元気に成長する

🇰🇷Korean

번창하다

왕성하게 자라다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phát triển mạnh

phát triển mạnh mẽ

🇹🇭Thai

เจริญเติบโต

เติบโตอย่างแข็งแกร่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

berkembang pesat

tumbuh dengan subur

🇵🇭Filipino

umunlad

lumaking masigla

🇲🇾Malay

berkembang maju

tumbuh dengan cergas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يزدهر

تنمو بقوة

🇮🇷Persian

رشد کردن

به شدت رشد کنند

🇹🇷Turkish

gelişmek

kuvvetli bir şekilde büyümek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְשַׂגְשֵׂג

לגדול במרץ

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The primary meaning of 'thrive' is 'grow vigorously'.

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In which domain is the word 'thrive' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'thrive' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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