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drive

190 3.4
A strong desire or energy to do something
  • noun
  • /draɪv/
translation icon : impulso
  • All my life I've had this relentless drive.
  • drive for success
  • drive to succeed
  • an inner drive

It's a commitment and a drive and a passion.

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Examples

  • You wouldn't have the, the, the drive to change lives the way you do.

  • It's a commitment and a drive and a passion.

  • What are the sort of things that drive people to do bad things?

  • Further, this search for meaning is the primary drive or will for humans to survive.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Each was driven to continue music in some fashion, and this drive led them to the guitar.

    Academic text (2015)
  • But it really is related to this drive for heroism.

  • When did that like real drive for advancement start?

  • Her strong drive to excel in her studies motivated her to study every night.

  • The team's drive to win the championship brought them closer together.

  • His desire to make a difference fueled his relentless drive for success.

Synonyms

desire
vsdrive
1.6

A strong wish to have or experience something

is more about active determination to accomplish that wanted outcome
passion
vsdrive
463 2.5

A very strong feeling that makes someone act, like love or anger

is focused specifically on purposeful determination rather than broad feeling
motivation
vsdrive
348 2.7

A reason or desire that makes someone want to do something

is a stronger, more urgent inner energy aimed at achieving goals
ambition
vsdrive
310 2.8

A strong wish to achieve something important to you

is a more forceful internal energy that sustains the pursuit
urge
vsdrive
223 3.2

A strong desire to do something

is steadier and more goal directed than a brief impulse
push
vsdrive
192 2.6

Strong energy and determination to make something happen

is the deeper internal force behind that energy and effort
aspiration
vsdrive
110 4.2

A strong wish to reach an important goal

is the motivating energy that fuels that long term ambition
compulsion
vsdrive
40 6.7

A strong urge to do something that is hard to control

is a deliberate, goal oriented internal force rather than an uncontrollable impulse
drivenness
vsdrive
6.5

A strong wish to work hard and succeed that makes someone keep trying

is the inner force that produces that sustained determination
3.5

A strong desire to succeed

is the general inner energy that can target various goals

Antonyms

71 4.6

Lack of interest or concern about something

43 6.2

A lack of interest or care about things

Idioms

158 3.2

Make someone very annoyed or upset

To cause people to argue or become divided on purpose

Leave a place happily at the end of a story or event

To find big holes in a law or plan and use them

To end something completely so it cannot continue

9.9

To drive in a very dangerous way that puts other people at risk

6.0

To make a car go very fast and in a dangerous way

Compounds

hard drive
  • Specialized
106 2.8

A device inside a computer that stores files and lets you open them

39 3.7

Place where people stay in their cars to eat or watch a movie

37 2.5

A car trip that takes a long time

sex drive
  • NSFW
25 4.2

A natural desire to have sex

23 2.5

A place, like a restaurant or bank, where you buy things without leaving your car

22 2.7

A short ride in a car to see how it feels and works

19 5.9

A gun attack from a moving car that hits people outside

16 7.9

A quick, friendly praise given to someone in passing

four-wheel drive
  • Specialized
16 3.4

A system that powers all four wheels for better grip on rough or slippery ground

12 4.2

A hard hit in baseball that flies straight and low

disk drive
  • Specialized
6 3.5

A device in a computer that holds and spins a disk to read or write data

4 6.3

A trip moving a large group of cows, often on horseback, over long distances

CD-ROM drive
  • Archaic
2 3.7

A device in or connected to a computer that reads data from CDs

A device you connect to a computer by cable to save files

tape drive
  • Specialized
1 5.2

A machine that reads and writes data on magnetic tape to save copies of files

internal drive
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A device inside a computer that stores files, like a hard drive or solid-state drive

1 2.7

A part of a computer or music player that reads CDs

1 2.8

A regular car trip to and from work each day

drive-by killing
  • Offensive
1 8.5

An act of shooting someone to death from a moving car

A planned event to collect money for a cause

1 7.4

A hard, straight hit into the outfield that lets the batter reach second base

1 6.6

A base hit made by hitting the ball hard so the batter reaches first base

drive line
  • Specialized
7.1

Parts that send power from the engine to the wheels that move the car

drive line system
  • Specialized
6.0

A vehicle system that sends engine power to the driving wheels

drive-by event
  • Neologism
4.6

A gathering where people stay in their cars and take part briefly

drive-by media
  • Literature
9.1

News outlets that give quick, shallow reports and often miss important facts

automatic drive
  • Specialized
3.2

A car system that changes gears by itself based on speed

automatic drive
  • Specialized
4.1

A mode in which a car moves, steers, and brakes using sensors and software

A hard straight shot hit with the racket across the body in tennis

fluid drive
  • Archaic
7.8

A device that uses fluid to connect an engine to the drive shaft smoothly

A hard straight shot hit from the side you hold the racket, used in tennis or badminton

5.3

A hard low hit in baseball that lets the batter reach third base

fusee drive
  • Archaic
9.9

A cone-shaped part in old clocks that keeps spring power steady as it unwinds

4.6

A car you rent and drive yourself

8.9

A car you rent and drive yourself for a short time

whist drive
  • Archaic
9.8

A social event where people play whist in rounds, often to raise money

7.5

A hard disk with a sealed case used in older computers to store data

How Driven

obsession
262 5.1
drive
190 3.4
determination
142 3.0
motivation
348 2.7
unmotivated
8 4.4

Surface Forms

drive singular
drives plural

Etymology

Drive comes from Old English drīfan 'to push', so a person's 'drive' is their inner 'push' or strong desire to do or achieve something.