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drive
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- pronunciation:
- draIv
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
drives, driving, drove, driven |
| definition 1: |
When you drive something like a car or truck, you make it go, and you make it go where you want.
My parents can drive cars, but they don't know how to drive a truck.
- synonyms:
- operate
- similar words:
- run
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| definition 2: |
When someone drives you somewhere, they take you to that place in a car or other vehicle.
If it's raining hard, my dad drives us to school.- synonyms:
- take
- similar words:
- carry, ferry, transport
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| definition 3: |
If something drives another thing, it causes it to operate or be in motion.
An electric motor drives the blades of the fan. |
| definition 4: |
If someone drives animals or people, they make them move to another place.
The rancher drives the cattle up to higher ground at this time of year.The enemy was driven back across the river. |
| definition 5: |
When you drive an object, you use force to make it move through another thing, such as wood, or the ground, or the air. If a baseball player drives a ball hard, it means they use a lot of force when they hit the ball through the air.
I'm making a birdhouse out of pieces of wood. It's fun, but it's a little hard to drive the nails in straight.- synonyms:
- push
- similar words:
- advance, move, power, propel, shove, thrust
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| definition 6: |
When people drive somewhere, they travel to that place using a car or other vehicle.
A lot of people drive to work instead of taking the bus.We usually drive down to Florida to see my grandparents, but this year we're flying.- synonyms:
- ride
- similar words:
- travel
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| related words: |
activate, cart, force, guide, hit, launch, operate, pilot, plunge, poke, press, prompt, pull, push, roll, run, set, steer, stick, strain, walk, wash |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A drive is a trip in a car or other vehicle.
On the second day of our vacation, we took a drive around the lake.- synonyms:
- ride, trip
- similar words:
- run, spin
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| definition 2: |
Drive sometimes has the same meaning as "street." It is a road for cars and other vehicles to travel on. The word drive is often part of the name of a road, especially in a town or suburb.
My best friend lives on Maple Drive.- synonyms:
- road
- similar words:
- avenue, driveway, street
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| definition 3: |
When you have drive, it means that you have a strong desire to do things and are willing to do what is necessary to succeed.
My mom says her dad could have been president of his company but that he didn't have enough drive.- synonyms:
- motivation
- similar words:
- ambition, desire, urge
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| definition 4: |
A drive is an effort by a group of people to reach a goal, such as an effort to collect money for something.
The high school students had a drive to raise money for their field trip.- synonyms:
- campaign
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| related words: |
highway, instinct, passion, poke, trip, turn, way |
| derivation: |
drivable (driveable) (adj.) |
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