drove

drove · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense of "drive"; operated a vehicle.

  2. 2.

    Past tense meaning forced or impelled.

  3. 3.

    A herd of animals being driven in a group.

  4. 4.

    A large number of people moving together.

Related words

See also: drive, driven, driving
Synonyms: operated, steered

Etymology

From Old English draf, past tense of drifan meaning "to drive." The noun sense comes from the same root, referring to animals that are driven.