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thrive

/θraɪv/verb

उच्चारण थ्राइव

फलना-फूलना, समृद्ध होना, खूब बढ़ना

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verbthrived or throve, thrived or thriven
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    [I] ~ (on sth)

    to grow or develop well; to become healthy, strong or successful

    फलना-फूलना, समृद्ध होना, खूब बढ़ना

    • Mango trees thrive in the hot plains.
    • The business thrived after the highway opened.
    • She thrives on hard work and tight deadlines.
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    • Fish thrive in clean, flowing water.
    • Small shops thrive in this market during the festival season.
    • Children thrive when they feel safe and loved.

    Synonyms flourish prosper bloom boom do well

    Opposite decline wither fail languish

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

thrive (intransitive verb)

Thrive means grow well or be successful and takes no object; it is used for plants, animals, businesses and people.

'Thrive' का अर्थ भली-भाँति बढ़ना या सफल होना है और इसका object नहीं होता; यह पौधों, पशुओं, व्यवसायों और व्यक्तियों के लिए आता है।

  • Rice thrives in hot, wet regions.
  • The small shop has thrived since the new road opened.

thrive on sth

Thrive on means to enjoy and do well because of something difficult, such as pressure or challenge.

'Thrive on' का अर्थ किसी कठिन चीज़, जैसे दबाव या चुनौती, में आनंद लेना और अच्छा करना है।

  • Radhika thrives on competition.
  • Some students thrive on pressure.

thrive in + place / condition

Use in for the place or condition where something grows well.

जिस स्थान या परिस्थिति में कोई चीज़ अच्छी बढ़ती है, उसके लिए 'in' आता है।

  • Cactus thrives in dry soil.

thriving (adjective)

Before a noun or after is, the adjective is thriving, meaning successful and growing.

Noun से पहले या 'is' के बाद adjective 'thriving' आता है, जिसका अर्थ सफल और बढ़ता हुआ है।

  • The village has a thriving market.
  • The business is thriving.

thrive: thrived (past)

The usual past tense is thrived; throve exists but is old-fashioned, and the participle is thrived.

सामान्य past tense 'thrived' है; 'throve' पुराना रूप है, और participle 'thrived' है।

  • The business thrived under her management.
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adverb + thrive

continue toreallystillbetterquickly

  • Wildlife continues to thrive in the sanctuary.

thrive + noun

businessindustryplanttradeculture

  • Trade thrived along the river for centuries.

thrive on + noun

on stresson changeon attentionon challengeon hard work

  • He thrives on hard work.

thriving + noun

businessmarketcommunityeconomytown

  • The thriving market attracts buyers from many villages.
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  • Tea plants thrive on the cool slopes of Darjeeling.

दार्जिलिंग की ठंडी ढलानों पर चाय के पौधे खूब फलते-फूलते हैं।

  • The library thrives because many students use it every day.

पुस्तकालय इसलिए फल-फूल रहा है क्योंकि कई विद्यार्थी उसका रोज़ उपयोग करते हैं।

  • Radhika thrives in a noisy classroom and enjoys debate.

राधिका शोर-भरी कक्षा में भी अच्छा करती है और बहस का आनंद लेती है।

  • Small industries thrived after the new road reached the town.

नई सड़क शहर तक पहुँचने के बाद छोटे उद्योग फले-फूले।

  • Children thrive when they are loved and encouraged.

प्यार और प्रोत्साहन मिलने पर बच्चे खूब विकसित होते हैं।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ He thrives in pressure.

✓ He thrives on pressure.

Thrive on is the pattern for doing well because of something.

किसी चीज़ के कारण अच्छा करने के लिए 'thrive on' का ढाँचा आता है।

✗ The shop is thrive these days.

✓ The shop is thriving these days.

After is, the continuous form needs -ing.

'Is' के बाद continuous रूप में -ing चाहिए।

✗ Our school thrives since the new principal came.

✓ Our school has thrived since the new principal came.

With since, use the present perfect.

'Since' के साथ present perfect आता है।

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AaSpelling

Spelling and verb forms: thrive, with -ive (not 'thrieve'); the past is usually thrived (the older throve and thriven survive in literary use).

Spelling और verb forms में thrive, -ive के साथ ('thrieve' गलत है); past प्रायः thrived (पुराने throve और thriven साहित्यिक प्रयोग में बचे हैं)।

?Which word?

Keep the prosper words together: thrive, flourish, prosper, bloom, boom.

समृद्धि के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: thrive, flourish, prosper, bloom, boom।

§Grammar and usage

Thrive on sth ('thrive on challenges').

'thrive on sth' ('thrive on challenges') आता है।