Drive

See also: drive, drivé, and dříve

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English drive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʁaɪf/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (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, →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