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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

drive.

to force, drive, impel (to put in motion)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

verb/driːvə/[ˈd̥ʁiːʋə][ˈd̥ʁiːʊ]
  1. to force, drive, impel (to put in motion)

    transitive
  2. to run (a business)

    transitive
  3. to engage in, carry on (an activity or an interest)

    transitive
  4. to power (to give power to)

    transitive
  5. to drift, float (to move slowly)

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish drivæ, from Old Norse drífa, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną, cognate with Swedish driva, English drive, Dutch drijven, German treiben.

noun/drajv/[ˈd̥ɹɑjʋ]
  1. drive (stroke made with a driver)

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From English drive.

noun/driːvə/[ˈd̥ʁiːʋə][ˈd̥ʁiːʊ]
  1. drift (a pile of snow)

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse drífa f, derived from the verb.

noun/drajv/[ˈd̥ɹɑjʋ]
  1. drive (desire or interest, self-motivation)

    common-gender · no-plural
Where this word comes from

From English drive.

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