drive at sth
informal — phrasal verb with drive /draɪv/ verb (drove, driven)Definition
be driving at sth › If you ask someone what they are driving at, you ask them what they really mean: I don't see what you're driving at.Meaning and significanceTypifying, illustrating and exemplifying
(Definition of drive at sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- add up to sth phrasal verb (AMOUNT)
- add up to sth phrasal verb (RESULT)
- be a badge of sth idiom
- how adverb
- loaded adjective (NOT FAIR)
- mean verb (EXPRESS)
- mean verb (HAVE IMPORTANCE)
- mean verb (HAVE RESULT)
- meaning noun (OF WORD/WRITING/SIGN, ETC.)
- meaningful adjective (EXPRESSING STH)
- other determiner (DIFFERENT)
- pregnant adjective (MEANING)
- purport noun
- significant adjective (SPECIAL MEANING)
- significantly adverb (SPECIAL MEANING)
- signification noun
- signify verb (MEAN)
- speak to sb idiom
- subtext noun
- tenor noun (CHARACTER)
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