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Meaning of drove in English

drove
verb
uk
/drəʊv/ us
/droʊv/
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past simple of drive
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drove
noun [ C ]
uk
/drəʊv/ us
/droʊv/
mainly UK
a large group of animals, especially cattle or sheep, moving from one place to another
droves [ plural ]
a large group, especially of people, moving towards a place or doing something together as a group:
droves of Every summer droves of sightseers crowd the city.
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drove
verb [ T ]
  geography   UK specialized
uk
/drəʊv/ us
/droʊv/
drove
to move farm animals on foot from one place to another
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(Definition of drove from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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drove
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/droʊv/
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in Chinese (Traditional)
（drive 的過去式）, 遷徙中的畜群（尤指牛群、羊群）, 驅趕（牲口），使（家畜）遷徙…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
（drive 的过去式）, 迁徙中的畜群（尤指牛群、羊群）, 驱赶（牲口），使（家畜）迁徙…
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in Spanish
pasado simple de "drive", rebaño, manada…
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passado de "drive"…
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“drive” の過去形…
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'sürmek' fiilinin ikinci hali…
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