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- /draɪv/
- /draɪv/
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- /draɪv/
Definitions of drives word
- noun drives Plural form of drive. 1
- noun drives plural of drive. 0
- verb drives third-person singular simple present indicative form of drive. 0
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Parts of speech for Drives
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
drives popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
drives usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for drives
noun drives
- determinations — Plural form of determination.
- ambitions — an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment: Too much ambition caused him to be disliked by his colleagues.
- efforts — exertion of physical or mental power: It will take great effort to achieve victory.
- momenta — force or speed of movement; impetus, as of a physical object or course of events: The car gained momentum going downhill. Her career lost momentum after two unsuccessful films.
- clouts — Plural form of clout.
Antonyms for drives
verb drives
- stops — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- calms — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calm.
- dallies — Plural form of dally.
- delays — Plural form of delay.
- hinders — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
Top questions with drives
- what is a hard drives?
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