to drive in
30
2.5
- phrasal verb
- /draɪv ɪn/
:
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- Even the experienced taxi drivers do not like to drive in this area; it is very dangerous!
- drive in a car
- drive in silence
- drive in this morning
Let me tell you, the worst country I have ever driven in is Ethiopia by far.
- Let me tell you, the worst country I have ever driven in is Ethiopia by far.
- Me and my wife were driving in the parking lot of Starbucks in Brentwood.
- And not only is it not a problem, I'll drive in.
- But she she says, do you remember what it was like the first time you drove in Sacramento?
- Either way though, I feel like once we really get the hang of how to drive in a racing game, it'll be really fun.
- We, we Bex and I were driving in her Prius this weekend from Missoula to Bozeman.
- I'm seeing it realise, but then other times I'm probably just, you know, driving in my car and subconsciously, you know, like daydreaming almost.
- We're not going to the top of the hill after our first hour of driving in Georgia, we've learned that lanes are kind of just suggestions.
Examples
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I see it when I drive in my city; Miami was hit hard.
Blog text (19) -
My parents are driving in from San Francisco, and my grandparents are driving in from Las Vegas.
Blog text (31) -
So when you drive in, this is what you see right here.
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Unfortunately, the older I get, the less I like to drive in the dark.
Blog text (3) -
Normally we meet here at TDs or at my place, but she has to drive in two hours to get here.
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Warren got it going, and they headed back toward Prospect Park, driving in silence.
Fiction book (1999) -
Me and my wife were driving in the parking lot of Starbucks in Brentwood.
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Just drove in from Reno and Carson City.
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Vanessa and Austin drive in his perfectly preserved Jag.
Fiction book (1997) -
After a long drive, we finally drive in to the city just before sunset.
Synonyms
96
1.3
To arrive at a station, like a train or bus
70
3.1
To go to a place in a vehicle and stop near it
7
3.1
To move off a road into a driveway or side road
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'to force something into a surface' is a direct compositional combination of 'drive' (to push or strike/force) + 'in' (into), so the overall meaning is predictable from the parts. Although 'drive' has vehicle-related senses, the verb+particle pattern meaning 'force X in' is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the MWE.
Etymology
The verb drive in shows the literal action of drive and in, pulling a car into a driveway, garage, or town. That's why it means 'to arrive at a place by car'.