THRIVE ON (SOMETHING)

Meaning of THRIVE ON (SOMETHING) in English

thrive on something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ thrive )

to enjoy or be successful in a particular situation, especially one that other people find difficult or unpleasant:

I wouldn’t want that much pressure, but she seems to thrive on it.

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THRIVE — prosperar, florear
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THRIVE — intransitive verb (~d or throve; ~d; also ~n; thriving) Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse thrīfask, probably reflexive of thrīfa …
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ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
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THRIVE — ˈthrīv intransitive verb ( throve -rōv ; or thrived -rīvd ; thriv·en -rivən ; also thrived ; thriving ; thrives …
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THRIVE — (v. i.) To increase in bulk or stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly, as a plant; to flourish; as, young …
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THRIVE — (v. i.) To prosper in any business; to have increase or success.
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THRIVE — (v. i.) To prosper by industry, economy, and good management of property; to increase in goods and estate; as, a …
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THRIVE — ( v. i. ) To prosper in any business; to have increase or success.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THRIVE — ( v. i. ) To prosper by industry, economy, and good management of property; to increase in goods and estate; …
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THRIVE — ( v. i. ) To increase in bulk or stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly, as a plant; to flourish; …
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THRIVE — — thriver , n. — thrivingly , adv. /thruyv/ , v.i. , thrived or throve, thrived or thriven /thriv"euhn/ , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THRIVE — v. prosper, flourish, succeed, grow stronger
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THRIVE — intransitive verb ( thrived or throve ˈthrōv ; thrived also thriv·en ˈthri-vən ; thriv·ing ˈthrī-viŋ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old …
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THRIVE — vi to prosper in any business; to have increase or success. 2. thrive ·vi to prosper by industry, economy, and …
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THRIVE — ■ verb ( ~s , thriving , past throve or ~d ; past participle ~n or ~d ) (of a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
THRIVE — [thrive] vi throve or thrived ; thriv.en also thrived ; thriv.ing [ME, fr. ON thrifask, prob. reflexive of thrifa to …
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THRIVE — thrive BrE AmE θraɪv ▷ thrived θraɪvd ▷ thriven ˈθrɪv ə n (!) ▷ thrives θraɪvz ▷ thriving/ly ˈθraɪv ɪŋ …
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THRIVE — / θraɪv; NAmE / verb [ v ] to become, and continue to be, successful, strong, healthy, etc. SYN flourish …
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SOMETHING — / ˈsʌmθɪŋ; NAmE / pronoun , adverb ■ pronoun 1. a thing that is not known or mentioned by name …
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THRIVE — thrive /θraɪv/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense thrived or throve /θrəʊv $ θroʊv/, past participle thrived ) [intransitive] formal …
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ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
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THRIVE — v.intr. (past throve or thrived; past part. thriven or thrived) 1 prosper or flourish. 2 grow rich. 3 (of a …
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THRIVE — ( thrives, thriving, thrived) 1. If someone or something thrives , they do well and are successful, healthy, or strong. …
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SOMETHING — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use something to refer to …
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ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
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THRIVE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a plant thrives/flourishes (= grows well ) ▪ A lot of plants thrive in partial …
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SOMETHING — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ... or anything/something spoken (= or something of the same kind ) ▪ Would you …
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THRIVE — [verb] [I] [past simple] thrived or US also throve, [past participle] thrived or US also thriven - to grow, develop …
Cambridge English vocab
SOMETHING — [pronoun] - an object, situation, quality or action which is not exactly known or statedThere's something sharp in my shoe.Something …
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THRIVE — verb ADVERB ▪ positively ( esp. BrE ) ▪ a culture which positively ~s on new ideas ▪ still ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
THRIVE — гл. 1) благоденствовать, преуспевать, процветать Syn : prosper 2) буйно, пышно расти, разрастаться ∙ thrive on Syn : flourish процветать, …
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SOMETHING — 1. мест.; неопред.; как сущ. кое-что, нечто, что-нибудь, что-то; до некоторой степени He is something of an artist. ≈ Он …
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ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
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THRIVE — thrive.ogg θraɪv _v. (throve, _редк. -d d ; thriven, _редк. -d d ) 1> процветать, преуспевать 2> буйно, пышно расти, …
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SOMETHING — something.ogg 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - …
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ON — on.ogg 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. …
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SOMETHING — 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - он …
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ON — 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. ) …
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THRIVE — гл. ; прош. вр. - thrived, throve ; прич. прош. вр. - уст. thriven , thrived 1) благоденствовать, преуспевать, процветать …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
THRIVE — гл.; прош. вр. - thrived, throve; прич. прош. вр. - уст. thriven, thrived 1) благоденствовать, преуспевать, процветать The armament firms thrive on …
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THRIVE — _v. 1> процветать, преуспевать 2> буйно, пышно расти, разрастаться - thrive on _Syn: flourish
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THRIVE — v. 1. процветать, преуспевать 2. буйно, пышно расти, разрастаться - thrive on Syn: flourish
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
THRIVE — гл. 1) благоденствовать, преуспевать, процветать Syn : prosper 2) буйно, пышно расти, разрастаться ∙ thrive on Syn : flourish процветать, …
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SOMETHING — 1. мест.; неопред.; как сущ. кое-что, нечто, что-нибудь, что-то; до некоторой степени He is something of an artist. ≈ Он …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
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SET — I. set 1 S1 W1 /set/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle set , present participle setting …
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HOLD — I. hold 1 S1 W1 /həʊld $ hoʊld/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle held /held/) [ …
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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