Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with drive in American Collocation
drive verbWhat are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US/draɪv/
quickly
fast
quickly
You should never think it is safe to drive fast on rural roads just because there is less traffic.
slowly
slowly
She had to drive slowly through the steep cobbled streets of the town.
carefully
carefully
safely
Please drive carefully along this road as it is used by children, pedestrians and horses.
dangerously
dangerously
recklessly
Police chased the vehicle which was being driven recklessly through the streets of South London.
drink
Don’t guess at the safe alcohol level, leave the car at home and don’t drink and drive.