thrive

1. (intransitive) To grow or increase stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly, to flourish.Examples: "Not all animals thrive well in captivity."; "to thrive upon hard work"; "“It seems to me, reverend father,” said the knight, “that the small morsels which you eat, together with this holy, but somewhat thin beverage, have thriven with you marvellously.”"intransitive

2. (intransitive) To increase in wealth or success; to prosper, be profitable.Examples: "Since expanding in June, the business has really thrived."; "[…] Deliver me the key. Here do I choose, and thrive I as I may!"; "On the Chickahominy, the Hazelwood brothers' fish house at Hicks Island and the Menzel brothers' fish house near the old shipyard thrived by serving local and distant markets. As late as 1977, a Publick Observer article boasted, "If you are served turtle soup in Atlanta or catfish in Ft. Wayne, Ind., chances are good that the main ingredients came from the waters of the James or the Chickahominy.""intransitive