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6 English Phrasal Verbs With 'DRIVE'

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We have definitions for 6 phrasal verbs with 'DRIVE'

6 phrasal verbs with 'DRIVE'

Drive away

  1. Force an animal or someone to leave a place
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: Their unfriendliness DRIVES customers AWAY.

Drive back

  1. Repulse, force back
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The police DROVE the crowd BACK to give the rescue workers more space.

Drive by

  1. Do something out of a car
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: He was killed in a DRIVE-BY shooting.

Drive off

  1. Drive away from a place
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: She slammed the car door shut and DROVE OFF without saying a word.

Drive out

  1. Force someone to leave a place
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The soldiers DROVE them OUT of their homes.

Drive up

  1. Make something increase
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The market uncertainty has DRIVEN prices UP.
  2. Arrive in a vehicle
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: They DROVE UP just as we were about to leave.

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Quiz for Verb: 'To DRIVE'

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