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drive

/dɹaɪv/
Meanings
  • Verb

    The act of operating a vehicle or controlling the direction of something, such as a team or an organization.

  • Noun

    A strong feeling of motivation or desire to achieve something.

Pronunciation
  1. /dɹaɪv/



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  2. /dɹaɪv/



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  3. /dɹaɪv/



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Antonyms

inertia , laziness , phlegm , sloth
Synonyms

line drive , disk drive , approach , driveway , engine , mechanism , motor , desire , impetus , impulse , urge , avenue , boulevard , road , street , ambition , enthusiasm , get-up-and-go , motivation , self-motivation , verve , attack , push , ride , spin , trip , move , operate , make , render , send , compel , force , oblige , push , require , take , herd , impel , incentivise , incentivize , motivate , push , urge , force , push , motorvate
Rhymes
Words rhyming with drive
drive , hive , jive , alive , strive , thrive , hive , five , jive , dive
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. Drive (en) : Verb: to operate a vehicle or control the direction of something

  2. Drive (en) : Noun: a strong feeling of motivation or desire to achieve something

  3. Drive (en) : A long journey in a vehicle

  4. Drive (en) : To push or propel something

  5. Drive (en) : A gear transmission in a vehicle

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Drive (en) : Verb: to operate a vehicle or control the direction of something

  2. Drive (en) : Noun: a strong feeling of motivation or desire to achieve something

  3. Drive (en) : A gear transmission in a vehicle

  4. Drive (en) : To push or propel something

  5. Drive (en) : A long journey in a vehicle

Variants
List of all variants of drive that leads to same result
drive , drive at , driven , driven at , drives , drives at , driving , driving at , drove , drove at , drive-by , drive-bies , drive-bys , drive-in , drive-ins , drive her bananas , drive him bananas , drive someone bananas , drive them bananas , drive us bananas , drive you bananas , driven her bananas , driven him bananas , driven someone bananas , driven them bananas , driven us bananas , driven you bananas , drives her bananas , drives him bananas , drives someone bananas , drives them bananas , drives us bananas , drives you bananas , driving her bananas , driving him bananas , driving someone bananas , driving them bananas , driving us bananas , driving you bananas , drove her bananas , drove him bananas , drove someone bananas , drove them bananas , drove us bananas , drove you bananas , drive her nuts , drive him nuts , drive someone nuts , drive them nuts , drive us nuts , drive you nuts , driven her nuts , driven him nuts , driven someone nuts , driven them nuts , driven us nuts , driven you nuts , drives her nuts , drives him nuts , drives someone nuts , drives them nuts , drives us nuts , drives you nuts , driving her nuts , driving him nuts , driving someone nuts , driving them nuts , driving us nuts , driving you nuts , drove her nuts , drove him nuts , drove someone nuts , drove them nuts , drove us nuts , drove you nuts , drive her up a wall , drive her up the wall , drive him up a wall , drive him up the wall , drive someone up a wall , drive someone up the wall , drive them up a wall , drive them up the wall , drive us up a wall , drive us up the wall , drive you up a wall , drive you up the wall , driven her up a wall , driven her up the wall , driven him up a wall , driven him up the wall , driven someone up a wall , driven someone up the wall , driven them up a wall , driven them up the wall , driven us up a wall , driven us up the wall , driven you up a wall , driven you up the wall , drives her up a wall , drives her up the wall , drives him up a wall , drives him up the wall , drives someone up a wall , drives someone up the wall , drives them up a wall , drives them up the wall , drives us up a wall , drives us up the wall , drives you up a wall , drives you up the wall , driving her up a wall , driving her up the wall , driving him up a wall , driving him up the wall , driving someone up a wall , driving someone up the wall , driving them up a wall , driving them up the wall , driving us up a wall , driving us up the wall , driving you up a wall , driving you up the wall , drove her up a wall , drove her up the wall , drove him up a wall , drove him up the wall , drove someone up a wall , drove someone up the wall , drove them up a wall , drove them up the wall , drove us up a wall , drove us up the wall , drove you up a wall , drove you up the wall , drive-through , drive-thru
Forms
Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

drives, driving, drove, driven

Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Originally meant 'to drive' or 'to urge on' in Old English.

Trivia
Any details, considerations, events or pieces of information regarding the word

  1. The longest recorded drive in a single day was completed by Steve Fossett in 1994, covering 18 hours, 52 minutes, and 48 seconds.

  2. The term 'drive-by' originated in the 1920s and referred to shooting at a target while passing by in a car.

  3. In the United States, it is illegal to drive a car with a stolen license plate.

Related Concepts
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  1. Motivation: The psychological and neural processes that initiate and sustain goal-oriented behaviors.

  2. Desire: A strong feeling of wanting or needing something.

  3. Motor vehicle: A self-propelled vehicle designed for transportation on land.

Culture
Any cultural, historical, or symbolic significance of the word. Explore how the word has been used in literature, art, music, or other forms of expression.

In literature and art, 'drive' can represent the human desire to overcome challenges and reach goals. It can also symbolize the power and control of a leader or the relentless force of a natural disaster.

How to Memorize "drive"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine yourself sitting in the driver's seat of a car, turning the key in the ignition, and pressing down on the gas pedal.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'drive' with the feeling of being in control and the sensation of moving forward.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Driving forces me to reach my goals'.

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