thrive

Meaning

1. (intransitive) To grow or increase stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly, to flourish.
2. (intransitive) To increase in wealth or success; to prosper, be profitable.

Synonyms

prosper

flourish

grow

succeed

do well

increase

progress

boom

💥

be successful

blossom

🌼

wax

luxuriate

advance

work

do

make it

get rich

fly high

prosperous

develop

expand

improve

nourish

proceed

ride

roll

rush

shine

speed

stronger

survive

triumph

😤

vigorous

well

be prosperous

get fat

go deep

grow green

grow rich

grow well

make headway

make the grade

meet with success

progress to

be plentiful

become larger

be fertile

grow luxuriantly

become a success

crack it

Translations

prospérer

prosperare

prosperar

crecer

prosperar

fiorire

🌸

gedeihen

medrar

ευδοκιμώ

ευημερώ

tieren

florecer

🌸

créixer

allignare

florieren

Pronounced as (IPA)

/θɹaɪv/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: thryven

Cognate with Swedish: trivas

Cognate with Danish: trives

Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål: trives

In summary

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.