drive — to operate and control a vehicle
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to operate and control a vehicle
Pronunciation (IPA): /draɪv/
Example Sentences
- My grandmother learned to drive at 70 and now she's the fastest driver in town!
- The loud music next door drives me up the wall.
- He's so lazy that even his dreams drive themselves.
drive
VERB[/draɪv/]
to operate and control a vehicle
She loves to drive along the coastal road every Sunday morning.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old English 'drifan' meaning 'to push or urge forward,' which is related to Proto-Germanic '*dribanan' and shares roots with Old Norse 'drífa.' The word has been used since medieval times and evolved to mean operating a vehicle in the modern era.
Breakdown
drive (base word, no morpheme division) = a single morpheme from Old English 'drifan' (to push forward)
🎵Rhyme
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📝Examples
“My grandmother learned to drive at 70 and now she's the fastest driver in town!”
“The loud music next door drives me up the wall.”
“He's so lazy that even his dreams drive themselves.”
“Her ambition to become a chef drives her to practice cooking every day.”
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