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Thrive means to grow or develop well. Irregular: thrive-thrived/throve-thrived/thriven.
Meanings
- To prosper or flourish
- To grow vigorously
- To succeed
Common Collocations
thrive on
thriving business
thrive in
help you thrive
thrive under pressure
Tip for Learners
Thrived is modern standard; throve/thriven are archaic. Thrive on = do well with (thrive on challenge). Thriving = flourishing, successful. Positive word for growth.Present Simple
| I | thrive |
| you | thrive |
| he/she/it | thrives |
| we | thrive |
| they | thrive |
Examples - Present Simple
- I thrive under pressure.
- You thrive on challenges.
- She thrives in competition.
- We thrive together.
- They thrive in cities.
Present Continuous
| I | am thriving |
| you | are thriving |
| he/she/it | is thriving |
| we | are thriving |
| they | are thriving |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am thriving under pressure.
- You are thriving on challenges.
- She is thriving in competition.
- We are thriving together.
- They are thriving in cities.
Present Perfect
| I | have thriven |
| you | have thriven |
| he/she/it | has thriven |
| we | have thriven |
| they | have thriven |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have thrived under pressure.
- You have thrived on challenges.
- She has thrived in competition.
- We have thrived together.
- They have thrived in cities.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been thriving |
| you | have been thriving |
| he/she/it | has been thriving |
| we | have been thriving |
| they | have been thriving |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been thriving under pressure.
- You have been thriving on challenges.
- She has been thriving in competition.
- We have been thriving together.
- They have been thriving in cities.
Past Simple
| I | thrived |
| you | thrived |
| he/she/it | thrived |
| we | thrived |
| they | thrived |
Examples - Past Simple
- I thrived under pressure.
- You thrived on challenges.
- She thrived in competition.
- We thrived together.
- They thrived in cities.
Past Continuous
| I | was thriving |
| you | were thriving |
| he/she/it | was thriving |
| we | were thriving |
| they | were thriving |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was thriving under pressure.
- You were thriving on challenges.
- She was thriving in competition.
- We were thriving together.
- They were thriving in cities.
Past Perfect
| I | had thriven |
| you | had thriven |
| he/she/it | had thriven |
| we | had thriven |
| they | had thriven |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had thrived under pressure.
- You had thrived on challenges.
- She had thrived in competition.
- We had thrived together.
- They had thrived in cities.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been thriving |
| you | had been thriving |
| he/she/it | had been thriving |
| we | had been thriving |
| they | had been thriving |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been thriving under pressure.
- You had been thriving on challenges.
- He had been thriving in competition.
- We had been thriving together.
- They had been thriving in cities.
Future Simple
| I | will thrive |
| you | will thrive |
| he/she/it | will thrive |
| we | will thrive |
| they | will thrive |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will thrive under pressure.
- You will thrive on challenges.
- She will thrive in competition.
- We will thrive together.
- They will thrive in cities.
Future Continuous
| I | will be thriving |
| you | will be thriving |
| he/she/it | will be thriving |
| we | will be thriving |
| they | will be thriving |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be thriving under pressure.
- You will be thriving on challenges.
- He will be thriving in competition.
- We will be thriving together.
- They will be thriving in cities.
Future Perfect
| I | will have thriven |
| you | will have thriven |
| he/she/it | will have thriven |
| we | will have thriven |
| they | will have thriven |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have thrived under pressure.
- You will have thrived on challenges.
- She will have thrived in competition.
- We will have thrived together.
- They will have thrived in cities.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been thriving |
| you | will have been thriving |
| he/she/it | will have been thriving |
| we | will have been thriving |
| they | will have been thriving |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been thriving under pressure.
- You will have been thriving on challenges.
- He will have been thriving in competition.
- We will have been thriving together.
- They will have been thriving in cities.