Drive

See also: drive, drivé, and dříve

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English drive.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʁaɪf/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Drive m (strong, genitive Drives, plural Drives)

  1. (uncountable) drive (self-motivation)
    Synonyms: Drang, Trieb
  2. (uncountable, figurative) vitality, momentum
    Synonyms: Dynamik, Schwung, Lebendigkeit
    • 2021 October 24, Stefan Reinecke, “49 Jusos im Bundestag: Links, divers, vernünftig”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎[1], →ISSN:
      Sie will mehr „Drive“ in die Fraktion bringen.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. (golf, countable) drive (stroke made with a driver)
    Synonym: Abschlag
  4. (badminton, tennis, countable) drive (ball struck in a flat trajectory)

Declension

Declension of Drive [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Drive die Drives
genitive eines des Drives der Drives
dative einem dem Drive den Drives
accusative einen den Drive die Drives

Further reading

  • “Drive” in Duden online
  • “Drive” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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