Synonyms for drive at
- aim
- allude to
- contemplate
- design
- get at
- have in mind
- hint at
- imply
- indicate
- intend
- intimate
- propose
- refer to
- signify
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English drifan "to drive, force, hunt, pursue; rush against" (class I strong verb; past tense draf, past participle drifen), from Proto-Germanic *dribanan (cf. Old Frisian driva, Old Saxon driban, Dutch drijven, Old High German triban, German treiben, Old Norse drifa, Gothic dreiban "to drive"). Not found outside Germanic. Original sense of "pushing from behind," altered in Modern English by application to automobiles. Related: Driving.
MORE RELATED WORDS FOR DRIVE AT
endeavor
verbattempt to achieve something- address
- aim
- apply
- aspire
- assay
- bid for
- buck
- determine
- dig
- do one's best
- drive at
- essay
- go for
- go for broke
- grind
- hammer away
- hassle
- have a crack
- have a shot at
- have a swing at
- hump
- hustle
- intend
- labor
- make a run at
- make an effort
- offer
- peg away
- plug
- pour it on
- purpose
- push
- risk
- scratch
- seek
- strain
- strive
- struggle
- sweat
- take on
- take pains
- try
- undertake
- venture
endeavored
verbattempt to achieve something- address
- aim
- apply
- aspire
- assay
- bid for
- buck
- determine
- dig
- do one's best
- drive at
- essay
- go for
- go for broke
- grind
- hammer away
- hassle
- have a crack
- have a shot at
- have a swing at
- hump
- hustle
- intend
- labor
- make a run at
- make an effort
- offer
- peg away
- plug
- pour it on
- purpose
- push
- risk
- scratch
- seek
- strain
- strive
- struggle
- sweat
- take on
- take pains
- try
- undertake
- venture
endeavoring
verbattempt to achieve something- address
- aim
- apply
- aspire
- assay
- bid for
- buck
- determine
- dig
- do one's best
- drive at
- essay
- go for
- go for broke
- grind
- hammer away
- hassle
- have a crack
- have a shot at
- have a swing at
- hump
- hustle
- intend
- labor
- make a run at
- make an effort
- offer
- peg away
- plug
- pour it on
- purpose
- push
- risk
- scratch
- seek
- strain
- strive
- struggle
- sweat
- take on
- take pains
- try
- undertake
- venture
endeavors
verbattempt to achieve something- address
- aim
- apply
- aspire
- assay
- bid for
- buck
- determine
- dig
- do one's best
- drive at
- essay
- go for
- go for broke
- grind
- hammer away
- hassle
- have a crack
- have a shot at
- have a swing at
- hump
- hustle
- intend
- labor
- make a run at
- make an effort
- offer
- peg away
- plug
- pour it on
- purpose
- push
- risk
- scratch
- seek
- strain
- strive
- struggle
- sweat
- take on
- take pains
- try
- undertake
- venture
mean
verbsignify, conveymeant
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