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drive

n. countable
A2 Elementary Oxford US //ˈdɹaɪv// UK //dɹˈaɪv// drive Archaic General-service Slang

n. a trip in a car, often for pleasure. You might go for a drive to relax or see the sights.

n. a journey made in a car or other private vehicle, typically for leisure.


SIMPLE

Let's go for a drive this afternoon.

CONTEXTUAL

The scenic drive along the coast takes about an hour and offers beautiful views.

COMPLEX

His Sunday ritual was a long, solitary drive through the countryside, a quiet time he used to clear his head and organize his thoughts for the week ahead.

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Origin

From Middle English driven, from Old English drīfan (“to drive, force, move”), from Proto-West Germanic drīban, from Proto-Germanic drībaną (“to drive”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”). Cognates Cognate with Scots drive (“to drive”), Yola dhreeve, dhrive, dreeve, drieve, drive (“to drive”), North Frisian driiv, driiw, driwe (“to drive”), West Frisian driuwe (“to drive; to float”), Alemannic German triibe (“to drive”), Dutch drijven (“to drive, push”), German treiben (“to drive, push, propel”), Low German drieven (“to drive, drift, push”), Luxembourgish dreiwen (“to drive, propel”), Yiddish טרײַבן (traybn, “to drive”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål drive (“to drive, propel”), Icelandic drífa (“to drive”), Norwegian Nynorsk driva, drive (“to drive, move; to propel; to run”), Swedish driva (“to drive, compel; to drift; to run”), Gothic 𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (dreiban, “to drive”).

Usage

Commonly used in the phrases 'go for a drive' or 'take a drive'.

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