What Is Drive? Definition And Usage Of This Term
WHAT IS DRIVE – In this topic, we will first know the definition of this term and how is this term used in sentences.
Definition
The Oxford Dictionary defines the term as the following:
- operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle.
- (of a motor vehicle) travel under the control of a driver.
- be licensed or competent to drive a motor vehicle.
- propel or carry along by force in a specified direction.
- urge or force (animals or people) to move in a specified direction.
- compel to leave.
- a trip or journey in a car.
- an innate, biologically determined urge to attain a goal or satisfy a need.
- an organized effort by a number of people to achieve a particular purpose, often to raise money.
On the other hand, the Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines this term as the following:
- to frighten or prod (game, cattle, etc.) into moving in a desired direction
- to go through (an area) driving game animals
- to carry on or through energetically
- to impart a forward motion to by physical force
- to direct the motions and course of (a draft animal)
- to exert inescapable or coercive pressure on
- to force (a passage) by pressing or digging
Synonyms
Here are some of the following synonyms of this term:
- operate
- pilot
- steer
- handle
- manage
- power
- propel
- move
- hammer
- screw
- ram
- bang
- pound
Examples
Here are some of the examples:
- I think Alex makes a concentrated effort to drive his father crazy.
- A stop for lunch and then a drive over the biggest bridge Carmen had ever seen – and then they were in Galveston.
- Maybe friends didn’t let friends drive drunk, but how did they stop them when there were so many?
- They would find someone to drive the wagon back across the desert.