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non-drivable

non--drive
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te drahyv]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ draɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te drahyv]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ draɪv/

Definitions of non-drivable word

  • verb with object non-drivable to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation. 1
  • verb with object non-drivable to cause and guide the movement of (a vehicle, an animal, etc.): to drive a car; to drive a mule. 1
  • verb with object non-drivable to convey in a vehicle: She drove them to the station. 1
  • verb with object non-drivable to force to work or act: He drove the workers until they collapsed. 1
  • verb with object non-drivable to impel; constrain; urge; compel. 1
  • verb with object non-drivable to carry (business, an agreement, etc.) vigorously through: He drove a hard bargain. 1

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Origin of non-drivable

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English drīven, Old English drīfan; cognate with Dutch drijven, Old Norse drīfa, Gothic dreiban, German treiben

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Parts of speech for Non-drivable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

non-drivable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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