drive*/*/*/

[draɪv] (past tense drove [drəʊv] ; past participle driven [ˈdrɪv(ə)n] ) verb I

1) [I/T] to control a vehicle so that it moves somewhere, or to go somewhere by doing this

Usually, my sister drives and I read the map.[/ex]

You will drive carefully, won't you?[/ex]

He drove along for several miles before he saw anyone.[/ex]

We're driving to Italy this year.[/ex]

2) [T] to take someone somewhere in a vehicle that you drive

Lee drove me to the airport.[/ex]

3) [T] to force someone or something into a bad situation or state

Supermarkets are driving small shops out of business.[/ex]

Would you be quiet – you're driving me mad![/ex]

4) [T] to force someone to leave the place where they live

Thousands of people have been driven from their homes by the fighting.[/ex]

5) [T] to provide the power that makes something move

The pump is driven by an electric motor.[/ex]

6) [T] to make someone work or try very hard

The coach really drives his team.[/ex]

7) [T] to make someone determined to do something

What drives her to succeed?[/ex]

8) [T] to push, hit or kick something using a lot of force

He drove the nail into the wall.[/ex]

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drive a hard bargain — to be very firm when you are making an agreement or a deal[/ex]

what sb is driving at — what someone is really trying to say[/ex]

- drive sb away

- drive off

■ Drive means to move and control a vehicle such as a car or truck: Do you walk or drive to work? ♦ He drives a bus. ■ Ride means to move and control a bicycle or horse. You can also ride in a vehicle that is controlled by someone else: She rides her bike to school. ♦ We rode all over town on the bus. II

noun

drive */*/[draɪv]

1) [C] a journey in a car

The hotel is only 10 minutes' drive from the airport.[/ex]

We went for a drive in Jack's new car.[/ex]

2) [C] British

a wide path for a car that joins someone's house to a street

There was a strange car parked in the drive.[/ex]

3) Drive used in the names of streets

25 Oakwood Drive[/ex]

4) [C] computing

a part of a computer that reads and stores information

a floppy/hard/CD-ROM drive[/ex]

5) [U] the energy and determination that makes you try hard to achieve something

I admire her drive and ambition.[/ex]

6) [C] a feeling that makes you act in a particular way

the human sex drive[/ex]

7) [C] a big effort to achieve something, especially by a company or government

The company is launching a major recruitment drive.[/ex]

8) [C] a hard hit or kick of a ball

9) [U] the power from an engine that turns the wheels of a vehicle

front-wheel drive[/ex]