throve

[ throhv ]

verb

1. a simple past tense of thrive.

throve

/ θrəʊv /

verb

1. a past tense of thrive

Example Sentences

Lewis put it 80 years ago, in “The Abolition of Man,” “The serious magical endeavor and the serious scientific endeavor are twins: One was sickly and died, the other strong and throve.”

From Seattle Times

The children throve under the paternal rule, for accurate, steadfast John brought order and obedience into Babydom, while Meg recovered her spirits and composed her nerves by plenty of wholesome exercise, a little pleasure, and much confidential conversation with her sensible husband.

From Literature

Most of what we could call our charismatic megaflora was hauled in here from elsewhere, and it throve.

From Los Angeles Times

Such is the case for the Syrian city of Mari, which throve during the Bronze Age under the rule of King Zimri-Lim and was second in status only to King Hammurabi’s Babylon among its contemporaries.

From Time

Japan’s economy wilted while Germany’s throve, adding several hundred thousand clean-energy jobs—part of the energy transition’s net macroeconomic benefit.

From Forbes