driving

A2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈdɹaɪvɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Freq #1031

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1

noun
The action of operating and steering a vehicle.

Driving in heavy rain can be dangerous.
2

adj
Strong and forceful; giving energy or power to something.

Her driving ambition pushed the whole team forward.

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2 adj · strong and forceful; giving... impulsive

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Forms drivings

Derived forms cabdrivingecodrivingscrewdrivingsleepdrivingtruckdriving

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Etymology

From Middle English dryvyng, drivende, from Old English drīfende, from Proto-Germanic *drībandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *drībaną (“to drive”), equivalent to drive + -ing. Cognate with Saterland Frisian drieuwend, West Frisian driuwend, Dutch drijvend, German Low German drievend, German treibend, Swedish drivande.

dryvyng Middle English drīfende Old English *drībandz Proto-Germanic *drībaną Proto-Germanic

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# driving

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈdɹaɪvɪŋ/
**Frequency rank:** 1031

## Meanings
1. The action of operating and steering a vehicle.
2. Strong and forceful; giving energy or power to something.

## Examples
- Driving in heavy rain can be dangerous.
- Her driving ambition pushed the whole team forward.

## Derived Forms
- cabdriving
- ecodriving
- screwdriving
- sleepdriving
- truckdriving

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dryvyng
- Root: drīfende
- Root: *drībandz
- Root: *drībaną

## Etymology
From Middle English dryvyng, drivende, from Old English drīfende, from Proto-Germanic *drībandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *drībaną (“to drive”), equivalent to drive + -ing. Cognate with Saterland Frisian drieuwend, West Frisian driuwend, Dutch drijvend, German Low German drievend, German treibend, Swedish drivande.

## AI Etymology
Driving comes from Middle English dryvyng, drivende, from Old English drīfende, from Proto-Germanic *drībandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *drībaną (“to drive”), equivalent to drive + -ing. Cognate with Saterland Frisian drieuwend, West Frisian driuwend, Dutch drijvend, German Low German drievend, German treibend, Swedish drivande. The historical chain includes dryvyng (Middle English), drīfende (Old English), *drībandz (Proto-Germanic), and *drībaną (Proto-Germanic). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as cabdriving, ecodriving, screwdriving, and sleepdriving. In present use it covers the action of operating and steering a vehicle and strong and forceful; giving energy or power to something.

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- Actions & Processes

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