Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to thrive
Participle: thriven (E)
Gerund: thriving
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | thrive |
| you | thrive |
| he;she;it | thrives |
| we | thrive |
| you | thrive |
| they | thrive |
Perfect
| I | have thriven (E) |
| you | have thriven (E) |
| he;she;it | has thriven (E) |
| we | have thriven (E) |
| you | have thriven (E) |
| they | have thriven (E) |
Past
| I | throve (E) |
| you | throve (E) |
| he;she;it | throve (E) |
| we | throve (E) |
| you | throve (E) |
| they | throve (E) |
Pluperfect
| I | had thriven (E) |
| you | had thriven (E) |
| he;she;it | had thriven (E) |
| we | had thriven (E) |
| you | had thriven (E) |
| they | had thriven (E) |
Future
| I | will thrive |
| you | will thrive |
| he;she;it | will thrive |
| we | will thrive |
| you | will thrive |
| they | will thrive |
Future Perfect
| I | will have thriven (E) |
| you | will have thriven (E) |
| he;she;it | will have thriven (E) |
| we | will have thriven (E) |
| you | will have thriven (E) |
| they | will have thriven (E) |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | thrive |
| you | thrive |
| he;she;it | thrive |
| we | thrive |
| you | thrive |
| they | thrive |
Perfect
| I | have thriven (E) |
| you | have thriven (E) |
| he;she;it | have thriven (E) |
| we | have thriven (E) |
| you | have thriven (E) |
| they | have thriven (E) |
Imperfect
| I | throve (E) |
| you | throve (E) |
| he;she;it | throve (E) |
| we | throve (E) |
| you | throve (E) |
| they | throve (E) |
Pluperfect
| I | had thriven (E) |
| you | had thriven (E) |
| he;she;it | had thriven (E) |
| we | had thriven (E) |
| you | had thriven (E) |
| they | had thriven (E) |
Conditional
Present
| I | would thrive |
| you | would thrive |
| he;she;it | would thrive |
| we | would thrive |
| you | would thrive |
| they | would thrive |
Perfect
| I | would have thriven (E) |
| you | would have thriven (E) |
| he;she;it | would have thriven (E) |
| we | would have thriven (E) |
| you | would have thriven (E) |
| they | would have thriven (E) |
Imperative
| you | thrive |
| we | Let's thrive |
| you | thrive |
Verbs similar to 'thrive'
thrave,
arrive,
chive,
derive,
drive,
enrive,
hive,
rive,
scrive,
shrine,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to be successful
- do well, flourish, gain, grow, prosper, succeed
- prosper
- flourish, succeed, advance, increase, luxuriate
- blossom
- flower, bloom, grow, mushroom, burgeon, batten, wax
Additional Information
The regular form is used in American English
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 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.
2. From Middle English thryven, thriven, from Old Norse þrífa (“to seize, grasp, take hold, prosper”), from Proto-Germanic *þrībaną (“to seize, prosper”), from Proto-Indo-European *trep-, *terp- (“to satisfy, enjoy”). Cognate with Swedish trivas, Danish trives, Norwegian Bokmål trives. See: Middle English '
thryven', Proto-Germanic '
*þrībaną', Swedish '
trivas', Danish '
trives', Norwegian '
trives'.
Verbs referencing "thrive"
Faroese
tríva, Icelandic
þrífa, Swedish
trivas.
Sample Sentences
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[...] in England; and when their branches are in full leaf, must be extremely picturesque. Even in the winter time, these groups of well-grown trees, clustering among the busy streets and houses of a thriving city, have a very quaint appearance: seeming to bring about a kind of compromise between town and country; as if each had met the other half-way, and shaken hands upon it; which is at once novel and [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] and improvement. The streets are well paved, and lighted with gas; the houses are large and good; the shops excellent. Many of them have a display of goods in their windows, such as may be seen in thriving county towns in England; and there are some which would do no discredit to the metropolis itself. There is a good stone prison here; and there are, besides, a handsome church, a court-house, public [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] where her skill in the pastry line was gaining wonderful sums of money, all of which, Tom was informed, was to be laid up to go to make up the sum of his redemption money; Mose and Pete were thriving, and the baby was trotting all about the house, under the care of Sally and the family generally.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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...your Wolves and your little affairs. Who thrive... ... from what I hear.
(The Wizard of the Kremlin)