drijven — meaning in English

English meaning

• drive verb To operate and steer a motor vehicle.
• float verb To rest or stay on the surface of a liquid instead of sinking.
• move verb To change position or location.
• steer verb To control the direction of a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft, typically using a wheel, rudder, or handlebars.

Senses

drijven is used for these senses in English:

• drive An act of driving (prompting) animals forward.
• drive (transitive, intransitive) To direct a vehicle powered by a horse, ox or similar animal.
• drive (transitive) (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.
• drive (transitive) To carry or to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
• float (intransitive) To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating.
• float (transitive) To cause to drift gently through the air, to waft.
• float (intransitive) To move in a fluid manner.
• move (intransitive) To act; to take action; to begin to act

drive — full definition

1. verb To operate and steer a motor vehicle.
2. verb To motivate, push, or compel someone or something toward an outcome.
3. noun A journey made in a vehicle.
4. noun Strong motivation or determination to achieve something.
5. noun A device used to store and retrieve computer data.

float — full definition

1. verb To rest or stay on the surface of a liquid instead of sinking.
2. verb To drift gently through the air.
3. verb To suggest an idea for people to consider.
4. verb To sell a company's shares to the public for the first time on a stock exchange.
5. noun A device that keeps something buoyant in water.

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