Definition

1. Verb (past participle of ):
   • To have grown or developed vigorously and successfully: "thriven" describes a state of having prospered, flourished, or increased in strength, wealth, or health.
   • To have thrived in a particular environment: It implies that someone or something has not only survived but has done exceptionally well under given conditions.

Usage Examples

• (The company has prospered and succeeded.)
• (Her professional life has flourished.)
• (The plants have grown vigorously and healthily.)

Advanced Usage

• "thriven on": to have benefited greatly from something.

  • The community has thriven on mutual support and cooperation. (The community has flourished because of collective assistance.)

• "well-thriven": an adjective form meaning highly prosperous or successful.

  • The well-thriven orchard produced an abundant harvest. (The orchard that had flourished yielded a large crop.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thrive (verb, base form): to grow or develop well.
  • Children thrive when given proper care and attention. (They develop well.)
• Thriving (present participle/adjective): flourishing; successful.
  • The thriving market attracted many investors. (The successful market.)
• Throve (past tense, archaic): an alternative past tense of .
  • The village throve during the trade boom. (The village prospered.)

Synonyms

• Flourished: to have grown or developed in a healthy or vigorous way.
• Prospered: to have succeeded financially or materially.
• Blossomed: to have developed or matured in a promising way.

Related Idioms

• Thrive on adversity: to grow stronger in difficult circumstances.
  • Some people thrive on adversity, using challenges as motivation. (They flourish despite hardships.)

Note on Usage

• "Thriven" is considered somewhat archaic or formal in modern English. The more common past participle is (e.g., ). However, "thriven" is still used in literary or formal contexts, especially in British English.