Past simple and past participle
thrive
Thrive is an irregular verb: its past simple is throve and its past participle is thriven.
- Base form
- thrive
- Past simple
- throve
- Past participle
- thriven
- Definition
- (Of a child, animal, or plant) grow or develop well or vigorously.
- Example
- “The new baby thrived.”
- CEFR level
- C1On the CEFR scale, from A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient).
- Pattern
- The three forms are different, like begin, began, begun.