Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drive off

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.06 in modern English

Syllables
drive off
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To force to leave or go away.

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drive, off.

noun

Alternative spelling of drive-off.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

drives off (present, singular) driving off (participle, present) drove off (past) driven off (participle, past) drive offs (plural)

Synonyms

chase away drive out turn back drive away dispel run off

Questions

What does drive off mean?
To force to leave or go away.

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