Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to flourish
Participle: flourished
Gerund: flourishing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | flourish |
| you | flourish |
| he;she;it | flourishes |
| we | flourish |
| you | flourish |
| they | flourish |
Perfect
| I | have flourished |
| you | have flourished |
| he;she;it | has flourished |
| we | have flourished |
| you | have flourished |
| they | have flourished |
Past
| I | flourished |
| you | flourished |
| he;she;it | flourished |
| we | flourished |
| you | flourished |
| they | flourished |
Pluperfect
| I | had flourished |
| you | had flourished |
| he;she;it | had flourished |
| we | had flourished |
| you | had flourished |
| they | had flourished |
Future
| I | will flourish |
| you | will flourish |
| he;she;it | will flourish |
| we | will flourish |
| you | will flourish |
| they | will flourish |
Future Perfect
| I | will have flourished |
| you | will have flourished |
| he;she;it | will have flourished |
| we | will have flourished |
| you | will have flourished |
| they | will have flourished |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | flourish |
| you | flourish |
| he;she;it | flourish |
| we | flourish |
| you | flourish |
| they | flourish |
Perfect
| I | have flourished |
| you | have flourished |
| he;she;it | have flourished |
| we | have flourished |
| you | have flourished |
| they | have flourished |
Imperfect
| I | flourished |
| you | flourished |
| he;she;it | flourished |
| we | flourished |
| you | flourished |
| they | flourished |
Pluperfect
| I | had flourished |
| you | had flourished |
| he;she;it | had flourished |
| we | had flourished |
| you | had flourished |
| they | had flourished |
Conditional
Present
| I | would flourish |
| you | would flourish |
| he;she;it | would flourish |
| we | would flourish |
| you | would flourish |
| they | would flourish |
Perfect
| I | would have flourished |
| you | would have flourished |
| he;she;it | would have flourished |
| we | would have flourished |
| you | would have flourished |
| they | would have flourished |
Imperative
| you | flourish |
| we | Let's flourish |
| you | flourish |
Verbs conjugated like 'flourish'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'flourish'
colourish,
floush,
nourish,
reflourish,
colourise,
favourise,
flemish,
flour,
flouse,
flush,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to be successful
- do well, gain, grow, prosper, succeed, thrive
- prosper
- luxuriate, flower, grow, batten, increase, burgeon, succeed
- wave
- brandish, twirl, flaunt, gesture, shake, swing
- brag
- boast, display, flaunt, parade, vaunt
- decorate
- adorn, embellish, ornament
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1300, "to blossom, grow," from O.Fr.
floriss-, stem of
florir, from L.
florere "to bloom, blossom, flower," from
flos "a flower" (see flora). Metaphoric sense of "thrive" is c.1340. Meaning "to brandish (a weapon)" first attested 1382. The noun meaning "literary or rhetorical embellishment" is from 1603.
2. From Middle English floryschen, from Old French florir (via the arrhizotonic stem floriss-), from Late Latin flōrīre, from Latin flōrēre, from Latin flōrem (“flower”, noun). Corresponds to flower + -ish. See: Middle English '
floryschen', Old French '
florir', Latin '
floreo'.
Sample Sentences
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[...] rings; and he wore a heavy gold watch-chain, with a bundle of seals of portentous size, and a great variety of colors, attached to it,—which, in the ardor of conversation, he was in the habit of flourishing and jingling with evident satisfaction. His conversation was in free and easy defiance of Murray's Grammar,[1 ] and was garnished at convenient intervals with various profane expressions, which not [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] Liverpool, and during the whole voyage had been quite a notorious character, as a teller of anecdotes and cracker of jokes. Yet here were the very men who had laughed the loudest at his jests, now flourishing their fists in his face, loading him with imprecations, and defying him to his teeth as a villain !
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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“ Now for the cake, ” said Mas’r George, when the activity of the griddle department had somewhat subsided; and, with that, the youngster flourished a large knife over the article in question.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] and I jist lets go of our’n to help him, and _we'll help him_—oh yes ! ” And Sam and Andy laid their heads back on their shoulders, and broke into a low, immoderate laugh, snapping their fingers and flourishing their heels with exquisite delight.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] palm-leaf afore-named into the horse's eyes, which by no means tended to allay the confusion of his nerves. So, with great vehemence, he overturned Sam, and, giving two or three contemptuous snorts, flourished his heels vigorously in the air, and was soon prancing away towards the lower end of the lawn, followed by Bill and Jerry, whom Andy had not failed to let loose, according to contract, speeding them [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] could make out, there were no very clear regulations for the taking up or setting down of company. There were certainly no policemen to soothe startled horses, either by sawing at their bridles or flourishing truncheons in their eyes; and I am ready to make oath that no inoffensive persons were knocked violently on the head, or poked acutely in their backs or stomachs; or brought to a standstill by any [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] woolly head among the pillows, till it would sometimes be grotesquely ornamented with feathers sticking out in various directions; she would climb the posts, and hang head downward from the tops; flourish the sheets and spreads all over the apartment; dress the bolster up in Miss Ophelia's night-clothes, and enact various performances with that,—singing and whistling, and making grimaces at herself [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ What now, boys ? Order,—order ! ” he said, coming in and flourishing a large whip.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] of China trees, whose graceful forms and ever-springing foliage seemed to be the only things there that neglect could not daunt or alter,—like noble spirits, so deeply rooted in goodness, as to flourish and grow stronger amid discouragement and decay.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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Just then Sambo came up. He seemed to have a special spite against this woman; and, flourishing his whip, said, in brutal, guttural tones, “ What dis yer, Luce,—foolin ’ a ’ ” and, with the word, kicking the woman with his heavy cowhide shoe, he struck Tom across the face with his whip.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)