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driva — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • drift noun A slow, gradual movement or change, often without direct control.
  • drive verb To operate and steer a motor vehicle.
  • jest noun A remark or action meant as a joke rather than seriously.
  • run verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.
  • troll noun In folklore, a large, often ugly supernatural creature living in caves, hills, or under bridges.
  • work noun A job or occupation; the activity someone does to earn a living.
  • wrangle verb To argue or quarrel at length, often noisily.

Senses

driva is used for these senses in English:

  • drift (intransitive) To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.
  • drive (transitive) (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.
  • drive (transitive) To cause (a mechanism) to operate.
  • drive (transitive) To motivate; to provide an incentive for.
  • drive (transitive) To carry or to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
  • jest To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.
  • run To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company.
  • troll (figurative, originally, Internet slang) To post irrelevant or inflammatory statements in an online discussion in an attempt to start a heated argument or to derail a conversation, either for one's personal entertainment or as part of an organized political campaign. [from late 20th c.]

drift — full definition

  1. noun A slow, gradual movement or change, often without direct control.
  2. noun A large mound of snow, sand, or debris piled up by wind or current.
  3. noun The general meaning or intention of something said.
  4. verb To move slowly and without control, carried by wind, water, or circumstance.

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.

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