Motivation to do or achieve something; ability coupled with ambition.
"drive" is a correct and usable word in written English. You can use it as a noun, a verb, or an adjective. Example sentence: After a long day at work, I needed to drive home to relax.
Can you drive?
"It was important for us to have somebody who had the drive, ambition and commitment to work as hard as it takes to take the club forward.
What I couldn't do on my own, however, was to drive a bargain like Yvonne could.
"The defendant committed himself to al-Qaida's conspiracy to kill Americans, and he worked to drive other people to that conspiracy".
"No single market should drive the growth and composition of a country's incoming postgraduate body," said Zainab Malik, director of research for British Council education intelligence.
Beach-ready and already relaxed, we headed west on a three-hour drive to Essaouira, the nearest coastal town to Marrakech, where we lunched at OceanVagabond, a laidback surfers' hangout.
Every day I drive my car, sometimes I get tickets.
When I feel like I can't trust my brain 100%, Ludwig really comes in handy. It makes me translate and proofread faster and my output more reliable.
Claudia Letizia
Head Translator and Proofreader @ organictranslations.eu