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flourished

SayFLUR-ishtUS · UK/ˈflʌɹ.ɪʃt/AUS/ˈflɐɹ.ɪʃt/

2 meanings of flourished

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  1. 1
    verb
    Past tense of flourish. Use this form for something that grew or did well in the past.

    The garden flourished after the spring rains.

    Their small shop flourished once the new road opened.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Decorated with fancy curved lines or sweeping marks.

    Grandma wrote my name in flourished letters across the top of the birthday card.

    The old map in the museum has a flourished title in one corner.

    Similarembellished, decorated, ornate

    Oppositeplain

flourished is a form of flourish

flourish, verb: To grow well and stay strong and healthy. Full entry

Forms
flourishflourishes he/she/itflourishing -ing formflourished past tense, past participle
Spelling
flourish → flourished: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /t/.

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