Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-drive

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.88 in modern English

Syllables: self---drive
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To drive autonomously; (of a motor vehicle) to drive itself without a human operator, by means of sensors and computer technology.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"Motorists could legally allow their cars to “self-drive” on British motorways later this year – but only slowly, the government has announced."
"By self-driving vehicles, we mean those listed as automated vehicles by the Secretary of State for Transport under the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018. (...) These vehicles are capable of safely driving themselves when the self-driving function is correctly turned on and the driver follows the manufacturer’s instructions."

Etymology

From self- + drive, as a back-formation from self-driving.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: self

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

self-drives (present, singular) self-driving (participle, present) self-drove (past) self-driven (participle, past)

Synonyms

car rental hire car rent-a-car u-drive you-drive

Questions

What does self-drive mean?: To drive autonomously; (of a motor vehicle) to drive itself without a human operator, by means of sensors and computer technology.
Where does self-drive come from?: From self- + drive, as a back-formation from self-driving.

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