thrive

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈθraɪv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/θraɪv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(thrīv)

Inflections of 'thrive' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
thrives
v 3rd person singular
thriving
v pres p
thrived
v past
thrived
v past p

thrive
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Sense: Verb: flourish
Synonyms:
flourish Collocations, mushroom Collocations, burgeon, shoot up, prosper, proliferate, propagate, grow Collocations, blossom Collocations, bloom Collocations, flower Collocations, bear fruit, fruit Collocations
Antonyms:
die Collocations, wither Collocations, wilt, droop, perish, rot Collocations, shrivel, shrink Collocations, disappear Collocations, dwindle Collocations, decrease Collocations, plummet Collocations
Sense: Verb: succeed
Synonyms:
succeed Collocations, prosper, flourish Collocations, do well, turn out well, make it big (slang), make it (slang), go places (US, slang), get ahead (slang), go somewhere (slang), shine Collocations, bloom Collocations, cut it (slang), hack it (slang), advance Collocations, come into your own (informal), make progress, make your mark, achieve success, rise up, make the grade (informal)
Antonyms:
fail Collocations, lose out, suffer Collocations, backfire, fall short, languish, bomb Collocations, flop Collocations, flunk (slang), struggle Collocations, go to the wall, go out of business, go bankrupt


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