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drive off

drive off verb: to force to leave or go away. Also the alternative spelling of drive-off.

Verb

drive off (third-person singular simple present drives off, present participle driving off, simple past drove off, past participle driven off)

  1. (idiomatic) To force to leave or go away.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drive, off.
    • We started the car and drove off.

Also used as

drive off is also the alternative spelling of drive-off.

drive off meaning in Sanskrit

drive off in Sanskrit

force to leave or go away
इङ्गति iṅgati

Forms of drive off

Verb
third-person singular presentdrives off
present participledriving off
pastdrove off
past participledriven off
Noun
pluraldrive offs

Questions about drive off

What does drive off mean?
Drive off means to force to leave or go away.
What is drive off in Sanskrit?
Drive off in Sanskrit is इङ्गति (iṅgati). See Drive off meaning in Sanskrit.
What part of speech is drive off?
Drive off is a verb.
What is the past tense of drive off?
The past tense of drive off is drove off.

Words near drive off in the dictionary

  1. drive in
  2. drive into the ground
  3. drive Irish tandem
  4. drive letter
  5. drive letters
  6. drive off
  7. drive offs
  8. drive one's pigs to market
  9. drive out
  10. drive sale
  11. drive sales

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