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thriven

Syllables: thri·ven/ˈθɹɪ.vən/

thriven is the past participle of thrive.

Meaning of thrive

Verb

thrive (third-person singular simple present thrives, present participle thriving, simple past (uncommon) throve or thrived, past participle (uncommon) thriven or thrived)

  1. (intransitive) To grow or increase stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly; to enjoy a state of excellent health and well-being; to flourish.
    • Not all animals thrive well in captivity.
  2. (intransitive) To increase in wealth or success; to prosper, be profitable.
    • Since expanding in June, the business has really thrived.

Words formed from thriven

Words that rhyme with thriven

Questions about thriven

What is thriven the past participle of?
Thriven is the past participle of thrive.
How do you pronounce thriven?
Thriven is pronounced /ˈθɹɪ.vən/.

Words near thriven in the dictionary

  1. Thrithala
  2. thrivable
  3. thrive
  4. thrived
  5. thriveless
  6. thriven
  7. thriver
  8. thrivers
  9. thrives
  10. thrivest
  11. thriveth

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Adapted from Wiktionary: thriven (page history and authors); thrive (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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