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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

drive at en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To mean, signify; to get at, to aim or tend to a point.
    • Let them therefore declare what carnal or secular interest he drove at. 1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London:
    • Do you see what I'm driving at?
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drive, at.
    • Drive at a reduced speed when visibility and traction are poor.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
drives at Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
drove at Tense=Past lexicographic
driving at Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
driven at Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

get at

Translations (7)

hu utal (to mean, signify; to aim or tend to a point) · hu gondol (to mean, signify; to aim or tend to a point) · de auf etwas hinauswollen (to mean, signify; to aim or tend to a point) · pl zmierzać do (to mean, signify; to aim or tend to a point) · hu akar mondani (to mean, signify; to aim or tend to a point) · hu akar kilyukadni …-ra/-re (to mean, signify; to aim or tend to a point) · hu céloz (to mean, signify; to aim or tend to a point)