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drive

/dˈɹaɪv/DRYV
/dˈɹaɪv/DRYV

Meaningto push forward

Common meaning: to push forward

Other meanings: to steer a vehicle

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishdrifan‘to drive, force, pursue’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishdrivensource
  3. Englishdrive‘to push forward’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English drifan ‘to push forward’.

Roots

  • drifan Old English “to push forward”

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