Flourished: meaning, definitions and examples
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flourished
[ ˈflʌrɪʃt ]
growth or success
Flourished means to grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, often as a result of a favorable environment. It can refer to both physical growth, such as plants, and personal or professional success.
Synonyms
blossomed, prospered, succeeded, thrived
Examples of usage
- The garden flourished with the arrival of spring.
- She flourished in her new role at the company.
- The city flourished economically in the last decade.
Translations
Translations of the word "flourished" in other languages:
🇵🇹 florido
- próspero
- florescente
🇮🇳 फला-फूला
- समृद्ध
- विकसित
🇩🇪 gediehen
- blühend
- florierend
🇮🇩 berkembang
- makmur
- mekar
🇺🇦 розквітнув
- процвітаючий
- розвивався
🇵🇱 kwitnący
- rozwijający się
- prosperujący
🇯🇵 繁栄した
- 開花した
- 成長した
🇫🇷 florissant
- prospère
- épanoui
🇪🇸 florecido
- próspero
- desarrollado
🇹🇷 gelişmiş
- çiçek açmış
- refah içinde
🇰🇷 번영한
- 발전한
- 꽃피운
🇸🇦 مُزدهِر
- مُزدهِر
- مُتَطوَّر
🇨🇿 vzkvétající
- prosperující
- rozvíjející se
🇸🇰 rozvíjajúci sa
- kvitnúci
- prosperujúci
🇨🇳 繁荣的
- 兴旺的
- 发展的
🇸🇮 cvetel
- uspešen
- razvijajoč
🇮🇸 blóma
- blómstrandi
- velgengni
🇰🇿 гүлденген
- гүлдеп жатқан
- дамыған
🇬🇪 მოყვარე
- აყვავებული
- განვითარებული
🇦🇿 çiçəklənmiş
- inkişaf etmiş
- rifah içində
🇲🇽 florecido
- próspero
- desarrollado
Word origin
The word 'flourish' comes from the Middle English 'flourishen', derived from the Old French 'flourir', which means 'to bloom or blossom'. The root of the term can be traced back to the Latin word 'florere', which means 'to flower' or 'to bloom', derived from 'flos', meaning 'flower'. The term has evolved over centuries to encompass a broader sense of thriving or succeeding in various contexts, not only in a botanical sense. As languages evolved, the concept of flourishing expanded from simply relating to plants to include personal and communal prosperity, reflecting the dynamic nature of growth in human activities.