drives
Translation
to drive, to operate, to motivate
Examples
He drives a red car.
He drives a red car.
Ambition drives her to succeed.
Ambition drives her to succeed.
She drives a hard bargain.
She drives a hard bargain.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to operate (a vehicle) He drives a red car.
((sb.)) ((to-inf)) to motivate (sb.) to do (sth.) Ambition drives her to succeed.
to drive a hard bargain to negotiate intensely She drives a hard bargain.
Similar Words
Synonyms: operate, steer, pilot (for vehicle); motivate, compel, impel (for motivation)
Etymology
From Old English 'drīfan', meaning 'to compel to move, to hunt'. The sense of controlling a vehicle came later.
Memory Tips
Imagine 'driving' a car forward, then apply that idea of forward motion to people's motivations or actions.