driving

driving is on the Basic English 850 List.

drink - driving - drop

Pronunciation

• enPR: drīʹvĭng, IPA ^(key): /ˈdraɪvɪŋ/

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Verb

Plain form drive

Third-person singular drives

Past tense drove

Past participle driven

Present participle driving

1. The present participle of drive.

   The man driving the truck went to the run-down weigh station.

   In the European Union, driving on the right side of the road is normal.

2. (transitive & intransitive) If something is driving, it is moving quickly and strongly.

   The driving wind blew the rain sideways.