flourish, übersetzung im Collins English Cobuild & Thesaurus Wörterbuch

flourish (flourishes plural & 3rd person present) (flourishing present participle) (flourished past tense & past participle )

1  verb If something flourishes, it is successful, active, or common, and developing quickly and strongly. (=thrive)  (Antonym: flounder) Business flourished and within six months they were earning 18,000 roubles a day...  V
♦ flourishing  adj
London quickly became a flourishing port.

2  verb If a plant or animal flourishes, it grows well or is healthy because the conditions are right for it. (=thrive)
The plant flourishes particularly well in slightly harsher climes.  V
♦ flourishing  adj
Britain has the largest and most flourishing fox population in Europe.

3  verb If you flourish an object, you wave it about in a way that makes people notice it.
He flourished the glass to emphasize the point.  V n
  Flourish is also a noun., n-count
He took his peaked cap from under his arm with a flourish and pulled it low over his eyes.

4 n-count If you do something with a flourish, you do in a showy way so that people notice it.