thrive
verbEtymology
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.
Definitions
To grow or increase stature
To grow or increase stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly; to enjoy a state of excellent health and well-being; to flourish.
- Not all animals thrive well in captivity.
- to thrive upon hard work
- “It seems to me, reverend father,” said the knight, “that the small morsels which you eat, together with this holy, but somewhat thin beverage, have thriven with you marvellously.”
To increase in wealth or success
To increase in wealth or success; to prosper, be profitable.
- Since expanding in June, the business has really thrived.
- […] Deliver me the key. Here do I choose, and thrive I as I may!
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Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at thrive. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at thrive. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at thrive
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA