DRIVE AROUND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does drive around mean? 

• DRIVE AROUND (verb)
  The verb DRIVE AROUND has 2 senses:

1. drive someone in a vehicle

2. drive without any particular aim

  Familiarity information: DRIVE AROUND used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DRIVE AROUND (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Drive someone in a vehicle

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

chauffeur; drive around

Hypernyms (to "drive around" is one way to...):

drive (cause someone or something to move by driving)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP

Sense 2

Meaning:

Drive without any particular aim

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Context example:

we were driving around in the countryside on a fine Sunday morning

Hypernyms (to "drive around" is one way to...):

act (be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s