to drive away
71
3.4
- phrasal verb
- /draɪv əˈweɪ/
:
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- Conversely, doctors' absenteeism, one of the biggest problems in government hospitals, is what drives patients away.
Eunice just totally walks past us and I think and they drive her away.
- Eunice just totally walks past us and I think and they drive her away.
- I have rockets to drive away the beast in the night sky, the terror biting down into your heart.
Examples
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Sonny, behind the wheel, gets the car in gear and drives away from the crowd.
Fiction book (1990) -
An additional burden that marginalism carried was its mathematical seriousness, which tended to drive away those not mathematically inclined.
Academic text (2017) -
Maybe we should actually drive away now.
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On the other hand, low admission standards would drive good prospects away.
Academic text (1990) -
All thoughts of the captain fled his mind in that instant, driven away by sudden panic.
Fiction book (1992) -
Furthermore, Cyprian characterized the rich as those who, among other things, drive away the poor.
Academic text (2004) -
And you're, you are absolutely driving away some of the very best people that we recruited for Neopedia.
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Consequently, honey-bee stings are potent enough to drive away animal invaders.
Academic text (1994) -
Horses were jammed against horses and men against men, the Macedonians striving to drive the Persians away from the riverbank.
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The loud music from the party started to drive away the neighbors who had planned to enjoy a quiet evening.
Synonyms
194
5.0
Force someone to leave a place, such as a school or country, often by official order
123
6.7
To make someone feel alone and lose support from others
87
4.0
Force someone or something to leave using threats
70
3.8
Force someone or something to leave a place
68
2.7
To make people or animals go away by frightening them
47
2.5
Make a person or animal go away because they are afraid
46
4.4
To make someone leave a job by pressure or threats
43
3.0
Make someone leave a job or group because of a problem
43
3.2
To stop other people from getting close to you emotionally
36
2.8
To make someone or something leave a place
32
4.2
Force someone to leave a place
31
6.2
Force someone to leave a group or place because others reject them
29
4.6
To make a feeling or idea go away
26
2.6
To make people or things leave by scaring them
25
4.7
Make someone or something go away
19
4.1
Force someone or something to move away from danger
17
2.0
To stop someone from going forward or entering
10
3.6
Remove people completely from a place or group because they are unwanted
8
5.6
Act in a way that makes other people avoid you
8
6.5
To make someone leave quickly to show they are not wanted
7
7.0
To make someone or something go away
6
3.3
Make someone or something leave a place by running after and frightening them
4
7.9
Make someone leave quickly and forcefully
1
4.0
To force someone to leave a place, group or job
1
3.3
To make someone or something go away by making them afraid
1
7.1
To force someone or something out of a place by searching
1
2.8
To make people or animals go away by scaring them
1
5.0
To force someone to leave a place usually because they cause trouble
Antonyms
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The primary meaning 'to force someone or something to leave' is directly compositional from 'drive' (to push/urge) + 'away' (to another location), following a common causative + particle pattern that B1 learners can readily infer. The extended sense 'to make a feeling or thought go away' is a predictable metaphorical extension of physical removal and remains transparent from the constituents.
Etymology
The phrasal verb drive away comes from the simple image of using force or movement to push someone out of a place, like a car or a loud noise that drives birds away. So, drive away means 'to force someone or something to leave' or 'to make a feeling go away'.