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Meanings of drive in English

Catalan
drive
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Hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver.

        drive
        Portuguese
        causa
        Catalan
        moviment
        Spanish
        campaña

        A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end.

              causa
              Portuguese
              impulso
              Catalan
              impuls
              Spanish
              fuerza

              The act of applying force to propel something.

                    impulso
                    Spanish
                    laborar

                    Strive and make an effort to reach a goal.

                          Related terms
                          laborar
                          Usage of drive in English
                          1
                          The issue is whether banks' trading activities artificially drive up food prices.
                          Reuters
                          2
                          Work is under way already to drive significant change throughout our company.
                          The Guardian
                          3
                          Jules: It felt easy to drive fast on twisty roads; really precise.
                          News.com.au
                          4
                          America's public companies drive job creation, opportunity and economic growth, they wrote.
                          Reuters
                          5
                          Investment: We invest to create value, opportunities and to drive sustainable practices.
                          Radio NZ
                          6
                          The lofty level of oil prices helped drive down other sectors, however.
                          Reuters
                          7
                          The building of a new national consensus to drive a resilient society.
                          The South African
                          8
                          A shrinking insurance market will drive up costs to consumers, he said.
                          Reuters
                          9
                          A major drive to distribute aid throughout Vanuatu's cyclone-ravaged islands, started today.
                          Radio NZ
                          10
                          He said on the seven minute drive home something happened between them.
                          Radio NZ
                          11
                          Governments must put in place policies that drive industrial development, particularly manufacturing.
                          The South African
                          12
                          Vision Zero: has the drive to eliminate road deaths lost its way?
                          The Guardian
                          13
                          What's behind the drive to use modern technology to tell the news?
                          BBC
                          14
                          Brand said Sears needs better products to drive traffic to its stores.
                          Reuters
                          15
                          Gila River has Phoenix's 4 million residents a few minutes' drive away.
                          The Guardian
                          16
                          These laws drive vulnerable groups underground, away from key services, he said.
                          The Guardian
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                          Drive through the time
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                          Australia
                          Common
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                          Common
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                          Common
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