Crossword clues for throve
throve
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Thrive \Thrive\ (thr[imac]v), v. i. [imp. Throve (thr[=o]v) or Thrived (thr[imac]vd); p. p. Thrived or Thriven (thr[i^]v"'n); p. pr. & vb. n. Thriving.] [OE. [thorn]riven, Icel. [thorn]r[=i]fask; probably originally, to grasp for one's self, from [thorn]r[=i]fa to grasp; akin to Dan. trives to thrive, Sw. trifvas. Cf. Thrift.]
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To prosper by industry, economy, and good management of property; to increase in goods and estate; as, a farmer thrives by good husbandry.
Diligence and humility is the way to thrive in the riches of the understanding, as well as in gold.
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To prosper in any business; to have increase or success. ``They by vices thrive.''
--Sandys.O son, why sit we here, each other viewing Idly, while Satan, our great author, thrives?
--Milton.And so she throve and prospered.
--Tennyson. To increase in bulk or stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly, as a plant; to flourish; as, young cattle thrive in rich pastures; trees thrive in a good soil.
Throve \Throve\, imp. of Thrive.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
sometime past tense of thrive (v.).
Wiktionary
vb. (en-simple past of: thrive)
WordNet
See thrive
Usage examples of "throve".
The pharyngectomy was a success, the twins throve and Louisa counted the days until she should be gone.
Unhappily, the child neither throve in person, nor put forth feathers to cover the wings which he had.
For many years the young couple throve, and at last died, in peace and possession of plenty, leaving an honourable name, likely to descend to future generations.
He also lived and throve in bodily health in spite of evil ways, and his children were many.
It seemed that the thicker the intrigue in Buckkeep Castle, the more Chade throve on it.
The profession of begging was banned, but prostitution of course throve, and there were many acts of petty brutality, for Shanghai was an occupied city, and soldiers are men at their most beastly.
A proper, strait-laced, soft-voiced lad he has ever been, and, as a consequence, he throve in the world, and joined land to land after the scriptural fashion.
Where are the children that throve and grew In the old homestead in days gone by?
And I stood watching her, still and mute, Yet the evil seed in my soul found root, And the sad plant throve, and the sinful fruit Grew ripe in the shameful season.
About this time the female onager gave birth to a young one which belonged to the same sex as its mother, and which throve capitally.