thriven

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɹɪ.vən/

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• Rhymes: -ɪvən
• Hyphenation: thri‧ven

Verb

thriven

1. past participle of thrive
   • 1873, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Palmetto-Leaves:

     The Brahmin cattle of India, as coming from a tropical region, were thought specially adapted to the Floridian climate, and have thriven well here.

Middle English

Verb

thriven

1. alternative form of thryven