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drive
noun (POWER) /draɪv/Definition
C1 [U] energy and determination to achieve things: We are looking for someone with drive and ambition. [+ to infinitive] He has the drive to succeed. Later on in life the sex drive tends to diminish.Motives and reasonsFeelings of desire › [C] (in sport, especially golf) a powerful hit that sends a ball a long wayGolfCricketGeneral terms used in ball sports
(Definition of drive noun (POWER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Motives and reasons
Synonyms and related words:
- cause noun (REASON)
- first principles noun
- ground noun (CAUSE)
- hidden agenda noun
- impulse noun (REASON)
- in the name of sth idiom
- inclination noun (FEELING)
- justification noun
- mainspring noun
- motivation noun (ENTHUSIASM)
- motivation noun (REASON)
- motive noun
- object noun (CAUSE)
- peg noun (HOOK)
- rationale noun
- reason noun (EXPLANATION)
- should modal verb (REASON)
- wherefores noun
- why noun
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