"drive" meaning in English

See drive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /'draɪv/ Audio: en-us-drive.ogg [US], en-uk-to drive.ogg [UK] Forms: drive [singular], drives [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A drive is a trip by car.
    Sense id: simple-drive-en-noun-wytwtvcs
  2. Drive is the feeling that you want or need to do something.
    Sense id: simple-drive-en-noun-zFZeBAfW
  3. A (disk) drive is part of a computer that reads and writes information to a disk.
    Sense id: simple-drive-en-noun-W9KcNXzq
  4. A drive is the short road outside a house to put a car on.
    Sense id: simple-drive-en-noun-tStr3m5p
  5. A drive is a short strong effort to do something.
    Sense id: simple-drive-en-noun-Ch8i3Cw3
  6. Drive is the power that makes a vehicle move.
    Sense id: simple-drive-en-noun-YmYb9lCY
  7. In sports, a drive a ball that has been hit hard.
    Sense id: simple-drive-en-noun-x7LNcOUk
  8. A drive is when people direct a group of animals to move in a particular direction.
    Sense id: simple-drive-en-noun-0nVmeJ3s
  9. A drive is kind of road.
    Sense id: simple-drive-en-noun-gZhAO23W

Verb

IPA: /'draɪv/ Audio: en-us-drive.ogg [US], en-uk-to drive.ogg [UK] Forms: drive [canonical], drives [third-person, singular], drove [past], driven [past, participle], driving [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb2|drive|drives|drove|driven|driving}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you drive a car or other vehicle, you control its movement and direction.
    Sense id: simple-drive-en-verb-uv-Ya1Q3
  2. If you drive somewhere, you go there by car.
    Sense id: simple-drive-en-verb-lr9YL1LY
  3. If you drive someone or something, you make them move.
    Sense id: simple-drive-en-verb-~JBPoEQT
  4. If you drive someone to do something, you make them do something.
    Sense id: simple-drive-en-verb-25svgkq-
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          "text": "The bus is too slow. Let's drive to school instead."
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          "text": "Mom, can you drive me to Cindy's house?"
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