throve in English
verb
1
(of a child, animal, or plant) grow or develop well or vigorously.
the new baby thrived
verb
Use "throve" in a sentence
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1. And he'd tell you, "Well most people say thrived, but some people say throve."
2. 27 Meanwhile, Oliver gradually throve and prospered under the united care of Mrs. Maylie, Rose, and the kind-hearted Mr. Losberne.
3. A judge and landlord, he throve on amateur metaphysics and early anthropology,[Sentence dictionary] purveying monkey theories almost a century ahead of Darwin.