driving

Significado

present participle and gerund of drive

Freqüência

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈdɹaɪvɪŋ/

Etimologia

From Middle English dryvyng, drivende, from Old English drīfende, from Proto-Germanic *drībandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *drībaną (“to drive”), equivalent to drive + -ing. Cognate with Saterland Frisian drieuwend, West Frisian driuwend, Dutch drijvend, German Low German drievend, German treibend, Swedish drivande.

Cognato com holandês

drijvend

Cognato com alemão

treibend

Novo

drive

1. To operate a vehicle
2. To operate a vehicle
3. To operate a vehicle
4. (slang) To operate a vehicle
5. To operate a vehicle
6. To compel to move
7. To compel to move
8. To cause to move by the application of physical force
9. To cause to move by the application of physical force
10. To cause to move by the application of physical force
11. To cause to move by the application of physical force
12. To displace either physically or non-physically, through the application of force.
13. To compel to undergo a non-physical change
14. To compel to undergo a non-physical change
15. To compel to undergo a non-physical change
16. To compel to undergo a non-physical change
17. To compel to undergo a non-physical change
18. To compel to undergo a non-physical change
19. To move forcefully.
20. To be moved or propelled forcefully (especially of a ship).
21. To carry or to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
22. To clear, by forcing away what is contained.
23. To dig horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.
24. To put together a drive (n.): to string together offensive plays and advance the ball down the field.
25. (obsolete) To distrain for rent.
26. To be the dominant party in a sex act.