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drive

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdraɪv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/draɪv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(drīv)

Inflections of 'drive' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
drives
v 3rd person singular
driving
v pres p
drove
v past
driven
v past p

Collocations for "drive"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "drive" in context.

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drive

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. drive a [car, motorcycle, truck]
  2. learn to drive
  3. a [permit, license] to drive
  4. (don't) drink and drive
  5. (don't) drink-drive
  6. [caught, arrested for, charged with] driving drunk
  7. drive [badly, awfully, carefully, slowly, cautiously, well]
  8. driving at [80] miles [per, an] hour
  9. drive to [work, school, the store, Canada]
  10. [has, had] driven (all the way) from [Canada, Chicago]
  11. drove through the [rain, snow, night]
  12. drive through [town, downtown, the city]
  13. drive around [town]
  14. drive out of [town]
  15. drive into the [parking lot, garage]
  16. drive for [five hours]
  17. drive [at night, all day]
  18. drive down the [road, street]
  19. drove off down the [road]
  20. drive away from [home, the accident]
  21. drive by the [fire, park, school]
  22. drives the [development, production, economy]
  23. drives and motivates you
  24. drove him to [carry on, study, progress]
  25. drives me [crazy, insane, to distraction]
  26. slang: drives me nuts
  27. drive the (golf) ball
  28. drive a [stake, nail, wedge] into
  29. he drives a hard bargain
  30. drives (the) [flies, mosquitos] away
n
  1. a [quick, long, leisurely] drive (to)
  2. go for a test drive (in)
  3. put the [car, gear] in drive
  4. take it for a test drive
  5. go for [a fall, a summer, an afternoon] drive
  6. let's go [on, for] a drive
  7. let's take a drive
  8. go on a drive with your [friends, family]
  9. go on a drive with the roof down
  10. take a drive to the [countryside, city]
  11. take a drive through the [countryside]
  12. is only a short drive from [downtown, my house]
  13. is a [30-minute, two-hour] drive from [my house]
  14. is a [minute's] drive from
  15. how long of a drive is it to [the city, Chicago]?
  16. is it a long drive to [the city]?
  17. have [no, too much] sex drive
  18. [an increased, a decreased] sex drive
  19. put it in the [CD, DVD] drive
  20. stored on my [hard, flash] drive
  21. my drive is failing
  22. [a cattle, sheep, herd] drive
  23. [held, organized, attended] a [charity, clothing] drive
  24. the drive for [presidency, victory, power]
  25. hit a deep drive [onto the green, for a home run]
n as adj
  1. drive [wheel, belt]
additional examples
  1. a front-wheel drive [car, vehicle]
  2. a [quick, long, leisurely] drive (to)
  3. drive a [car, motorcycle, truck]
  4. drive [wheel, belt]
  5. drive-in movie
  6. learn to drive
  7. go for a test drive (in)
  8. a [permit, license] to drive
  9. the drive-through [ATM, car wash, restaurant]
  10. put the [car, gear] in drive
  11. take it for a test drive
  12. (don't) drink and drive
  13. go for [a fall, a summer, an afternoon] drive
  14. (don't) drink-drive
  15. [caught, arrested for, charged with] driving drunk
  16. let's go [on, for] a drive
  17. drive [badly, awfully, carefully, slowly, cautiously, well]
  18. let's take a drive
  19. driving at [80] miles [per, an] hour
  20. go on a drive with your [friends, family]
  21. drive to [work, school, the store, Canada]
  22. go on a drive with the roof down
  23. [has, had] driven (all the way) from [Canada, Chicago]
  24. take a drive to the [countryside, city]
  25. drove through the [rain, snow, night]
  26. take a drive through the [countryside]
  27. is only a short drive from [downtown, my house]
  28. drive through [town, downtown, the city]
  29. is a [30-minute, two-hour] drive from [my house]
  30. drive around [town]
  31. is a [minute's] drive from
  32. drive out of [town]
  33. drive into the [parking lot, garage]
  34. how long of a drive is it to [the city, Chicago]?
  35. drive for [five hours]
  36. is it a long drive to [the city]?
  37. drive [at night, all day]
  38. have [no, too much] sex drive
  39. drive down the [road, street]
  40. [an increased, a decreased] sex drive
  41. drove off down the [road]
  42. put it in the [CD, DVD] drive
  43. drive away from [home, the accident]
  44. stored on my [hard, flash] drive
  45. my drive is failing
  46. drive by the [fire, park, school]
  47. [a cattle, sheep, herd] drive
  48. drives the [development, production, economy]
  49. drives and motivates you
  50. [held, organized, attended] a [charity, clothing] drive
  51. drove him to [carry on, study, progress]
  52. the drive for [presidency, victory, power]
  53. hit a deep drive [onto the green, for a home run]
  54. drives me [crazy, insane, to distraction]
  55. slang: drives me nuts
  56. drive the (golf) ball
  57. drive a [stake, nail, wedge] into
  58. he drives a hard bargain
  59. drives (the) [flies, mosquitos] away
'drive' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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