English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-flourish.ogg|Audio (US)

Verb
en-verb|flourish|es

1. intransitive To thrive or grow well.

#* The barley flourished in the warm weather.

1. intransitive To prosper or fare well.

#* The town flourished with the coming of the railway.

1. intransitive To be in a period of greatest influence.

#* His writing flourished before the war.

1. transitive To make bold, sweeping movements.

#* They flourished the banner as they stormed the palace.

Category:English transitive verbs
Category:English intransitive verbs

Translations
trans-top|thrive or grow well
Dutch: floreren, bloeien
Icelandic: dafna, blómstra
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Japanese: ����(�����, hanmosuru)
Swedish: blomstra
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trans-top|prosper or fare well
Dutch: floreren, opbloeien
Icelandic: dafna, blómstra
trans-mid
Japanese: ��� (����, sakaeru)
Spanish: prosperar
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trans-top|be in a period of greatest influence
Dutch: floreren
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trans-top|make bold, sweeping movements
Dutch: zwaaien, wuiven
Icelandic: sveifla
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Noun
en-noun|es

1. A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.

#* With many flourishes of the captured banner, they marched down the avenue.

1. An ornamentation.

#* His signature ended with a flourish.

1. music A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.

#* The trumpets blew a flourish as they entered the church.

Translations
trans-top|dramatic gesture
Dutch: zwaai c, gezwaai n
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Japanese: ������|������(������, misebirakashi)
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trans-top|ornamentation
Dutch: versiering f, ornament n
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trans-top|ceremonious passage
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• 2007-12-31 11:28 - Izumi5 - /* Translations */

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