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throve

verb
SayTHROHVUS/θɹoʊv/UK/θɹəʊv/

2 meanings of throve

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  1. 1
    verb
    Past tense of thrive. Use this when something did very well in the past.

    The garden throve under her careful attention all summer.

    Trade throve in the busy port town for many years.

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  2. 2
    verbnonstandard
    Past participle of thrive. This is not standard: use thrived or thriven after have, has or had.

    The plants had throve in the warm greenhouse all winter.

    The children had throve under their grandmother's careful care.

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