6 English Phrasal Verbs With 'DRIVE'

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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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