throve
/θɹəʊv//θɹoʊv/
throve is the simple past of thrive.
throve 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)
- 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.
- To increase in wealth or success; to prosper, be profitable.
- Since expanding in June, the business has really thrived.
Words that rhyme with throve
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- shrove
- strove
- trove
- wove
- Arnold's Cove
- arrove
- belove
- Bird Cove
- Bishop's Cove
- Brent's Cove
- Bryant's Cove
- byhove
- Chance Cove
- Coachman's Cove
- Cox's Cove
- flower of Jove
- Flower's Cove
- Frenchman's Cove
- gove
- Jemmy's Cove
- King's Cove
- Lewin's Cove
- Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove
- Lord's Cove
- Miles Cove
- Norman's Cove-Long Cove
- Parker's Cove
- Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove
- Pool's Cove
- Port au Port West-Aguathuna-Felix Cove
- Pouch Cove
- Sally's Cove
- Salmon Cove
- Sandy Cove
- shove
- slove
- Small Point-Adam's Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove
- St. Jacques-Coomb's Cove
- Tilt Cove
- Upper Island Cove
- Warren Grove
Questions about throve
- What is throve the simple past of?
- Throve is the simple past of thrive.
- How do you pronounce throve?
- Throve is pronounced /θɹəʊv/ (UK).
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Adapted from Wiktionary: throve (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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