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Core action
Grow, develop, or succeed vigorously, especially under favourable conditions.
Example
Mangroves thrive in warm coastal waters.
thrive
/θraɪv/ · THRYVEverb
Grow, develop, or succeed vigorously, especially under favourable conditions.
Use thrive to express this relationship precisely: grow, develop, or succeed vigorously, especially under favourable conditions.
What thrive Really Means
The word becomes easier to use when its closely related senses are separated and compared.
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Common construction
Use this expression in its normal grammatical frame so the relationship between the surrounding ideas remains explicit.
Example
The cooperative thrived after gaining access to new markets.
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Reasoning effect
It tells the reader how to interpret the timing, scope, evidence, contrast, condition, or consequence in the statement.
Example
Some students thrive when given greater autonomy.
Use thrive Naturally
Notice how the surrounding noun or clause reveals the exact shade of meaning.
Mangroves thrive in warm coastal waters.
The cooperative thrived after gaining access to new markets.
Some students thrive when given greater autonomy.
Precision Matters
Thrive overlaps with several common words, but each carries a different emphasis.
thrive
vs.Means grow, develop, or succeed vigorously, especially under favourable conditions.
proliferate
Means increase, multiply, reproduce, or spread rapidly in number or amount.
thrive
vs.Means grow, develop, or succeed vigorously, especially under favourable conditions.
stymie
Means prevent, obstruct, or seriously hinder progress toward a goal.
thrive
vs.Means grow, develop, or succeed vigorously, especially under favourable conditions.
waver
Means become uncertain or indecisive, moving back and forth between choices, beliefs, or courses of action.
thrive
vs.Means grow, develop, or succeed vigorously, especially under favourable conditions.
fruitful
Means producing useful, valuable, successful, or abundant results.
Test thrive in Context
The plants grow vigorously under favourable conditions.
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With abundant light and regular watering, the seedlings began to ___, producing new leaves each week.