Definition of Drive
Drive
drive
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to operate and control the direction and movement of a vehicle;
e.g. I learned how to drive a car when I was 16 years old.
(verb)
to carry or propel by force along a direction;
e.g. The wind will drive the boat towards the shore.
(noun)
a journey or trip in a car;
e.g. We went for a late night drive around the city.
(verb)
to compel someone to act in a particular way;
e.g. He is driven by ambition and confidence.
(noun)
a street or road;
e.g. She lives on Willowcrest Drive.
(noun)
a biologically determined, innate urge to satisfy a need;
e.g. Freud talks about sexual drives.
(noun)
determination to achieve something;
e.g. Her drive has sustained her through all the unfortunate events she has been through in the rise of the pandemic.
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