drive up
drive up · drives up · drove up · driven up · driving up
To cause or force a price, quantity, rate, etcTo cause or force a price, quantity, rate, etc. to increase.
» He drove slowly up the hill.
Он медленно ехал в гору.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic, informal)To cause or force a price, quantity, rate, etc. to increase.
(idiomatic, informal)To drive to a location that is north of one's current location.
More definitions
- approach while driving
Examples
57 sentencesHe drove slowly up the hill.
ruОн медленно ехал в гору. — Ooneykcall
She drives everybody up the wall.
ruОна всех приводит в ярость. — sharptoothed
Tom drives everybody up the wall.
Tom drives Mary up the wall.
ruТом бесит Мэри. — odexed
deTom treibt Mary zur Weißglut. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We drove up to the gate.
Forms
drives up, driving up, drove up, driven upPhrasal verbs
7 phrasal verbs- drive offвигнати, виганятиTo force to leave or go away.
- drive outвигнати, виганятиTo push or to pull, i.e. to force, (someone or something) out of somewhere.
- drive awayпоїхати, відвезтиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drive, away.
- drive upTo cause or force a price, quantity, rate, etc. to increase.
- drive inOf a hitter, to hit the ball or reach base in such a way that a run scores.
- drive downTo cause or force a price, quantity, rate, etc. to decrease.
- drive backTo force someone or something to retreat or move away; repel.
Antonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb