thrive

thrive
intransitive verb,
thrived or throve, thrived or thriven
1) (grow vigorously) wachsen und gedeihen
2) (prosper) aufblühen (on bei)

business is thriving — das Geschäft floriert

3) (grow rich) reich werden
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verb
(to grow strong and healthy: Children thrive on milk; The business is thriving.) gedeihen
- academic.ru/74767/thriving">thriving
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thrive
<-d or throve, -d or thriven>
[θraɪv]
vi gedeihen; (fig) business florieren, blühen
she seems to \thrive on stress and hard work Stress und harte Arbeit scheinen ihr gutzutun
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[ɵraɪv]
vi
(= be in good health animal, plant) (gut) gedeihen; (child also) sich gut or prächtig entwickeln; (= do well, business) blühen, florieren; (businessman) erfolgreich sein
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thrive [θraıv] prät throve [θrəʊv], thrived [θraıvd], pperf thriven [ˈθrıvn], thrived [θraıvd] v/i
1. gedeihen (on mit, bei) (Kind, Pflanze, Tier)
2. fig gedeihen:
a) blühen, florieren (Geschäft etc)
b) Erfolg haben, reich werden (Person)
c) sich entwickeln (Laster etc)
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intransitive verb,
thrived or throve, thrived or thriven
1) (grow vigorously) wachsen und gedeihen
2) (prosper) aufblühen (on bei)

business is thriving — das Geschäft floriert

3) (grow rich) reich werden
* * *
v.
(§ p.,p.p.: thrived)
= gedeihen v.
(§ p.,pp.: gedieh, gediehen) v.
gediehen v.

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