- [countable] a journey in a car or other vehicle
- Let's go for a drive.
- a drive through the mountains
- It's a three-hour drive to London.
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by car or lorrya2- It's one of the most scenic drives in Europe.
- He was tired after the long drive home.
- The lakes are only a short drive away.
- She offered to take me for a drive later in the day.
- It's a pleasant drive to the coast.
- All my family live within an hour's drive.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- easy
- short
- …
- go for
- take
- time
- within a drive
- a… drive away
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- [uncountable] power from the engine of a vehicle that is transferred to the wheels
- Both models feature an electric motor that sends drive to the rear wheels.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- all-wheel
- four-wheel
- front-wheel
- …
- [uncountable] the position of the gears in a car with automatic transmission (= a system that changes the gears by itself so the driver does not have to) in which they are unlocked so that the engine can send power to the wheels
- He jumped in, put the car in drive and set off.
- (also driveway)[countable] a wide hard path or a private road that leads from the street to a house
- in/on the drive There were two cars parked in the drive.
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by car or lorryb2, Buildingsb2- He walked up the front drive of the vicarage.
- A number of police cars blocked the drive.
- He pulled into a long drive leading up to a large villa.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- winding
- gravel
- tree-lined
- …
- lead to
- lead up to
- block
- down the drive
- in the drive
- on the drive
- …
- [countable] an organized effort by a group of people to achieve something
- The company is launching a big recruitment drive.
- an export/economy drive
- drive for something a drive for greater efficiency
- drive to do something the government’s drive to reduce energy consumption
Synonyms campaigncampaignbattle ▪ struggle ▪ drive ▪ war ▪ fightThese are all words for an effort made to achieve or prevent something.campaign a series of planned activities that are intended to achieve a particular social, commercial or political aim:- the campaign for parliamentary reform
- an advertising campaign
- She finally won the legal battle for compensation.
- the endless battle between man and nature
- the struggle for independence
- the struggle between good and evil
- the drive for greater efficiency
- a drive to reduce energy consumption
- the war against crime
- Workers won their fight to stop compulsory redundancies.
- a campaign/battle/struggle/drive/war/fight against something
- a campaign/battle/struggle/drive/fight for something
- a one-man/one-woman/personal campaign/battle/struggle/war
- a bitter campaign/battle/struggle/drive/war/fight
- to launch/embark on a campaign/battle/drive
- to lead/continue the campaign/battle/struggle/drive/fight
- to win/lose a battle/struggle/war/fight
Extra ExamplesTopics Successc1- a drive against corruption
- the country's drive for modernization
- a drive towards higher safety standards
- The Popular Front spearheaded the drive for independence.
- We organized a food drive for the city's homeless shelters.
- From today, we're going on an economy drive.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- relentless
- national
- …
- launch
- organize
- spearhead
- …
- drive against
- drive by
- drive for
- …
- [countable, uncountable] a strong desire or need in people
- The treatment should not affect your sex drive or fertility.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- basic
- innate
- inner
- …
- [uncountable] (approving) a strong desire to do things and achieve something; great energy
- He'll do very well—he has tremendous drive.
Extra ExamplesTopics Successc1, Personal qualitiesc1- We have this insatiable drive to be successful in the markets we serve.
- He lacks the competitive drive needed to succeed.
- You need to inject more narrative drive into the story.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- competitive
- personal
- narrative
- …
- have
- lack
- [countable] a long hard hit or kick
- She has a strong forehand drive (= in tennis).
- He scored with a brilliant 25-yard drive.
- He hit a line drive straight at me.
- Cole scored with a thunderous left-foot drive.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- powerful
- strong
- thunderous
- …
- hit
- hook
- slice
- …
- [countable] a type of computer storage that stores large amounts of data on a spinning (= turning) disk
- a CD drive
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- CD-ROM
- disk
- DVD
- …
- format
- reformat
- defrag
- …
- bay
- [countable] (British English) a social occasion when a lot of people compete in a game such as whist or bingo
- [countable] an act of going after animals or the enemy and making them go into a smaller area, especially in order to kill or capture them
- Drive(abbreviation Dr)used in the names of roads
- 21 Island Heights Drive
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- winding
- gravel
- tree-lined
- …
- lead to
- lead up to
- block
- down the drive
- in the drive
- on the drive
- …
in/of vehicle
outside house
effort
desire/energy
in sport
computing
games
animals/enemy
road
Word OriginOld English drīfan ‘urge (a person or animal) to go forward’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch drijven and German treiben.
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