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- [drahyv throo]
- /draɪv θru/
- /draɪv θruː/
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- [drahyv throo]
- /draɪv θru/
Definitions of drive-through word
- noun drive-through the act of driving through a specified locality or place, especially driving into a place of business, completing a transaction from one's car, and driving out: a quick drive-through of Beverly Hills; The bank has outside tellers' windows to accept deposits by drive-through. 1
- adjective drive-through designed to accommodate or arranged for a drive-through: a drive-through zoo; a drive-through car wash. 1
- noun drive-through takeaway restaurant 1
- noun drive-through used from a car 1
- adjective drive-through A drive-through shop or restaurant is one where you can buy things without leaving your car. 0
- noun drive-through a takeaway restaurant, shop, etc designed so that customers can use it without leaving their cars 0
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Origin of drive-through
First appearance:
before 1970 One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1970-75; noun, adj. use of verb phrase drive through
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Parts of speech for Drive-through
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
drive-through popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Top questions with drive-through
- where is the closest starbucks drive-through?
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