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drive verb (USE VEHICLE)

"Are you going by train?" "No, I'm driving."

They're driving to Chicago on Tuesday.

drive away He just got back in the car and drove away.

drive past You could drive right past without even knowing it's there.

drive someone to something I drove my daughter to school.

Come on, I'll drive you home.

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

• takeI have to take my mother to the doctor today.
• go withI offered to go with him to the police station.
• come withCan you come to the hospital with me?
• accompanyChildren under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
• driveMy husband usually drives the kids to school.
• give someone a liftCan you give me a lift into town?

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drive verb (PROVIDE POWER)

drive verb (SPORT)

Miller drove him in with a single.

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Phrasal verbs

drive noun (VEHICLE)

go for a drive Shall we go for a drive this afternoon?

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drive noun (ROAD)

[ C ] mainly UK (also driveway)

in the drive I parked in the drive.

on the drive Each house has a car on the drive.

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drive noun (PLANNED EFFORT)

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drive noun (COMPUTING)

drive noun (POWER)

drive to He has the drive to succeed.

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drive noun (SPORT)

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(Definition of drive from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

drive | American Dictionary

drive verb (USE VEHICLE)

[ I ] She drove through Pennsylvania to Ohio.

[ T ] I’ll drive you to the station (= take you there in my car).

drive verb (FORCE)

drive verb (PROVIDE POWER)

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Phrasal verb

drive noun (TRIP)

We have a 200-mile drive ahead of us.

drive noun (PLANNED EFFORT)

drive noun (FORCE)

[ U ] Intelligence isn’t enough – you’ve got to have the drive to succeed.

(Definition of drive from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

drive | Business English

be in the driving seat UK (also be in the driver's seat)

Phrasal verbs

drive to do sth She has the drive to succeed.

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(Definition of drive from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)