DRIVE


Meaning of DRIVE in English

I

n.

trip in a vehicle

1) to go for, go on, have ( BE ), take a ~

2) an easy ~ (it's an easy half hour ~ to their place)

3) a test ~

campaign

4) to initiate, launch a ~ for (to launch a ~ for flood relief)

5) a charity; fund-raising ~

energy

6) the ~ to + inf. (does she have enough ~ to finish the job?)

impulse

7) an elemental ~

type of propulsion

8) a chain; disc ( BE ), disk ( AE ); fluid; four-wheel; front-wheel; rear-wheel ~ ( see also ~way )

II

v.

1) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ at ('to suggest') (what is she ~ing at?)

2) ( d ; tr. ) ('to direct') to ~ through (to ~ a nail through a wall)

3) ( D ; tr. ) ('to transport') to ~ to (she drove me to the station; who ~s the children to school?)

4) ( d ; tr. ) to ~ to ('to bring to') (to ~ smb. to despair)

5) ( H ) ('to force') he was ~n by necessity to steal

6) ( N ; used with an adjective) ('to make') he drove me crazy

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.