🇬🇧 Flourish meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To flourish means to grow strong and healthy, or to do really, really well at something so that people notice, like a plant that grows big and bright or a kid who improves a lot at a skill.

The class garden flourished, and now our vegetables look healthier than most of us on Monday mornings.

My confidence flourished after I learned you can’t actually fail at dancing if everyone is already confused.

When the Wi‑Fi went out, our imaginations flourished and we invented a game called ‘Who Can Stare at the Wall the Longest.’

Once I discovered spellcheck, my essays flourished and my red squiggly lines went extinct.

Coral reefs can flourish with clean oceans and balanced temperatures—without that, the only thing flourishing is the amount of worried scientists.

She planted one tiny seed by the window and worried, hoping it would flourish. Each day she sang and watered it, and the seed began to flourish. The green shoot would flourish toward the light. Neighbors saw the kitchen plants flourish and bring color to the gray street. She smiled as the small life continued to flourish.

This word is at the C1 level, which means it’s part of advanced English. It’s used in sophisticated conversations, professional settings, and academic discussions. Words at this level help you express yourself fluently and precisely in nuanced situations.

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