Thriving — 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

/θɹˈaɪvɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/θɹˈaɪvɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/θɹˈaɪvɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /θɹˈaɪvɪŋ/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

prosperous fly high booming boom roaring expand prosper flourishing flourish thrive prospering palmy

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”
adjective	very lively and profitable “flourishing businesses”

Word Forms

boom	noun	a state of economic prosperity
expansible	adjective	able to expand or be expanded
prosperity	noun	an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gedeiht

kräftig wachsen

🇫🇷French

prospère

grandir vigoureusement

🇪🇸Spanish

prosperando

crecer vigorosamente

🇮🇹Italian

fiorente

crescere vigorosamente

🇳🇱Dutch

gezond

krachtig groeien

🇵🇹Portuguese

prosperando

crescer vigorosamente

🇷🇺Russian

процветающий

энергично расти

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संपन्न

तीव्रता से बढ़ो

🇧🇩Bengali

সমৃদ্ধ

জোরালোভাবে হত্তয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

செழிக்கும்

தீவிரமாக வளரும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అభివృద్ధి చెందుతోంది

బలంగా పెరుగుతాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

भरभराट

जोमाने वाढतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમૃદ્ધ

જોરશોરથી વધો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರವರ್ಧಮಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಬರುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಬಲವಾಗಿ ಬೆಳೆಯುತ್ತವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഭിവൃദ്ധി പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു

ശക്തമായി വളരുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਪੰਨ

ਜ਼ੋਰਦਾਰ ਵਧਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

فروغ پزیر

بھرپور طریقے سے بڑھو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

熙

蓬勃发展

🇯🇵Japanese

繁栄している

元気に成長する

🇰🇷Korean

번성하는

왕성하게 자라다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thịnh vượng

phát triển mạnh mẽ

🇹🇭Thai

เจริญรุ่งเรือง

เติบโตอย่างแข็งแกร่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

berkembang

tumbuh dengan subur

🇵🇭Filipino

umuunlad

lumaking masigla

🇲🇾Malay

berkembang maju

tumbuh dengan cergas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مزدهرة

تنمو بقوة

🇮🇷Persian

پر رونق

به شدت رشد کنند

🇹🇷Turkish

gelişen

kuvvetli bir şekilde büyümek

🇮🇱Hebrew

משגשג

לגדול במרץ

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

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Using 'thriving' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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

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

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