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droved

UK/dɹəʊvd/US/dɹoʊvd/

droved is the simple past and past participle of drove.

droved is the informal past tense of drove.

Meaning of drove

Verb

drove (third-person singular simple present droves, present participle droving, simple past and past participle droved)

  1. To herd cattle; particularly over a long distance.
    • He's droving now with Conroy's sheep along the Castlereagh.1890, Banjo Paterson, The Man from Snowy River
    Synonyms:
    drive
  2. (transitive) To finish (stone) with a drove chisel.

See all 9 meanings of drove

Questions about droved

What is droved the simple past and past participle of?
Droved is the simple past and past participle of drove.
How do you pronounce droved?
Droved is pronounced /dɹəʊvd/ (UK).

Words near droved in the dictionary

  1. drove the porcelain bus
  2. drove to distraction
  3. drove to drink
  4. drove truck
  5. drove up
  6. droved
  7. droven
  8. drover
  9. drover's road
  10. drover's roads
  11. droveroad

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