(v)make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance, Syn.prosper, flourish, fly high

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Thrive

v. i. [ imp. Throve r Thrived p. p. Thrived or Thriven p. pr. & vb. n. Thriving. ] [ OE. þriven, Icel. þrīfask; probably originally, to grasp for one's self, from þrīfa to grasp; akin to Dan. trives to thrive, Sw. trifvas. Cf. Thrift. ] 1. To prosper by industry, economy, and good management of property; to increase in goods and estate; as, a farmer thrives by good husbandry. [ 1913 Webster ]

Diligence and humility is the way to thrive in the riches of the understanding, as well as in gold. I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To prosper in any business; to have increase or success. “They by vices thrive.” Sandys. [ 1913 Webster ]

O son, why sit we here, each other viewing
Idly, while Satan, our great author, thrives? Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

And so she throve and prospered. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To increase in bulk or stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly, as a plant; to flourish; as, young cattle thrive in rich pastures; trees thrive in a good soil. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thriven

p. p. of Thrive. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thriver

n. One who thrives, or prospers. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thrivingly

adv. In a thriving manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thrivingness

n. The quality or condition of one who thrives; prosperity; growth; increase. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT DictionaryCC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

生意兴隆

[生意兴隆 / 生意興隆, shēng yì xīng lóng, ㄕㄥㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥㄌㄨㄥˊ]thriving and prosperous business or trade#25476[Add to Longdo]

勃发

[勃发 / 勃發, bó fā, ㄅㄛˊ ㄈㄚ]thrive; prosper; break out#42160[Add to Longdo]

勃勃

[勃勃, bó bó, ㄅㄛˊ ㄅㄛˊ]thriving; vigorous; exuberant#45976[Add to Longdo]

Japanese-English: EDICT DictionaryEDICT JP-EN Dictionary

繁栄

[はんえい, han'ei](n, vs) prospering; prosperity; thriving; flourishing; (P)#10066[Add to Longdo]

根笹;千里竹

[ねざさ, nezasa](n) dwarf bamboo (varieties that thrive in western Japan)[Add to Longdo]

商売繁盛

[しょうばいはんじょう, shoubaihanjou](n, vs) thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business[Add to Longdo]

振るう;揮う;振う(io)

[ふるう, furuu](v5u, vt) (1) (See 槍を振るう, 奮う) to swing; to wield (physically); to exert; (2) (See 威を振るう) to exercise; to wield (metaphorically); (3) to flourish; to prosper; to thrive[Add to Longdo]

生い茂る;生茂る

[おいしげる, oishigeru](v5r, vi) to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance[Add to Longdo]

盛んな商売

[さかんなしょうばい, sakannashoubai](n) thriving business[Add to Longdo]

賑あう

[にぎあう, nigiau](v5u, vi) (incorrect variant of 賑わう) (See 賑わう) to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business; to be crowded with people[Add to Longdo]

賑わう

[にぎわう, nigiwau](v5u, vi) to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business; to be crowded with people; (P)[Add to Longdo]

繁盛(P);繁昌

[はんじょう, hanjou](n, vs) prosperity; flourishing; thriving; (P)[Add to Longdo]

流行る

[はやる, hayaru](v5r, vi) (1) to be popular; to come into fashion; (2) to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to be endemic; (3) to flourish; to thrive; (P)[Add to Longdo]

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