Phrasal Verbs With 'Drive'

Drive away phrasal verb

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

Drive back phrasal verb

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

Drive by phrasal verb

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

Drive off phrasal verb

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

Drive out phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Force someone to leave a place
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    » Example: The soldiers DROVE them OUT of their homes.

Drive up phrasal verb

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

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