The difference between Drive and Take

When used as nouns, drive means motivation to do or achieve something, whereas take means the or an act of taking.

When used as verbs, drive means to impel or urge onward by force, whereas take means to get into one's hands, possession or control, with or without force. to seize or capture. to catch or get possession of (fish or game). to catch the ball.

check bellow for the other definitions of Drive and Take

  1. Drive as a noun:

    Motivation to do or achieve something; ability coupled with ambition.

    Examples:

    "Crassus had [[wealth]] and [[wit]], but Pompey had drive and Caesar as much again."

  2. Drive as a noun:

    Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; especially, a forced or hurried dispatch of business.

  3. Drive as a noun:

    An act of driving animals forward, such as to be captured, hunted etc.

  4. Drive as a noun (military):

    A sustained advance in the face of the enemy to take a strategic objective.

    Examples:

    "Napoleon's drive on Moscow was as [[determined]] as it was [[disastrous]]."

  5. Drive as a noun:

    A motor that does not take fuel, but instead depends on a mechanism that stores potential energy for subsequent use.

    Examples:

    "Some old model trains have clockwork drives."

  6. Drive as a noun:

    A trip made in a vehicle (now generally in a motor vehicle).

    Examples:

    "It was a long drive."

  7. Drive as a noun:

    A driveway.

    Examples:

    "The mansion had a long, tree-lined drive."

  8. Drive as a noun:

    A type of public roadway.

    Examples:

    "Beverly Hills’ most famous street is Rodeo Drive."

  9. Drive as a noun (dated):

    A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for driving.

  10. Drive as a noun (psychology):

    Desire or interest.

  11. Drive as a noun (computing):

    An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk, as a floppy drive.

  12. Drive as a noun (computing):

    A mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data, as a hard drive, a flash drive.

  13. Drive as a noun (golf):

    A stroke made with a driver.

  14. Drive as a noun (baseball, tennis):

    A ball struck in a flat trajectory.

  15. Drive as a noun (cricket):

    A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a vertical arc, through the line of the ball, and hitting it along the ground, normally between cover and midwicket.

  16. Drive as a noun (soccer):

    A straight level shot or pass.

  17. Drive as a noun (American football):

    An offensive possession, generally one consisting of several plays and/ or first downs, often leading to a scoring opportunity.

  18. Drive as a noun:

    A charity event such as a fundraiser, bake sale, or toy drive.

    Examples:

    "a whist drive; a beetle drive"

  19. Drive as a noun (typography):

    An impression or matrix formed by a punch drift.

  20. Drive as a noun:

    A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.

  1. Drive as a verb (transitive):

    To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.

    Examples:

    "to drive sheep out of a field"

  2. Drive as a verb (transitive, intransitive):

    To direct a vehicle powered by a horse, ox or similar animal.

  3. Drive as a verb (transitive):

    To cause animals to flee out of.

    Examples:

    "rfex the example is not exactly about an action described by the definition. the example is about driving brambles, not about driving animals. The beaters drove the brambles, causing a great rush of rabbits and other creatures."

  4. Drive as a verb (transitive):

    To move (something) by hitting it with great force.

    Examples:

    "You drive nails into wood with a hammer."

  5. Drive as a verb (transitive):

    To cause (a mechanism) to operate.

    Examples:

    "The pistons drive the crankshaft."

  6. Drive as a verb (transitive, ergative):

    To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle).

    Examples:

    "'drive a car"

  7. Drive as a verb (transitive):

    To motivate; to provide an incentive for.

    Examples:

    "What drives a person to run a marathon?"

  8. Drive as a verb (transitive):

    To compel (to do something).

    Examples:

    "Their debts finally drove them to sell the business."

  9. Drive as a verb (transitive):

    To cause to become.

    Examples:

    "This constant complaining is going to drive me to insanity. You are driving me crazy!"

  10. Drive as a verb (intransitive, cricket, tennis, baseball):

    To hit the ball with a drive.

  11. Drive as a verb (intransitive):

    To travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle.

    Examples:

    "I drive to work every day."

  12. Drive as a verb (transitive):

    To convey (a person, etc) in a wheeled motorized vehicle.

    Examples:

    "My wife drove me to the airport."

  13. Drive as a verb (intransitive):

    To move forcefully.

  14. Drive as a verb (intransitive):

    To be moved or propelled forcefully (especially of a ship).

  15. Drive as a verb (transitive):

    To urge, press, or bring to a point or state.

  16. Drive as a verb (transitive):

    To carry or to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Francis Bacon"

  17. Drive as a verb (transitive):

    To clear, by forcing away what is contained.

  18. Drive as a verb (mining):

    To dig horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Tomlinson"

  19. Drive as a verb (American football):

    To put together a drive (n.): to string together offensive plays and advance the ball down the field.

  20. Drive as a verb (obsolete):

    To distrain for rent.

  21. Drive as a verb (transitive):

    To separate the lighter (feathers or down) from the heavier, by exposing them to a current of air.

  22. Drive as a verb:

    To be the dominant party in a sex act.

  1. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To get into one's hands, possession or control, with or without force. To seize or capture. To catch or get possession of (fish or game). To catch the ball; especially as a wicket-keeper and after the batsman has missed or edged it. To appropriate or transfer into one's own possession, sometimes by physically carrying off. To exact. To capture or win (a piece or trick) in a game.

    Examples:

    "They took Charlton's gun from his cold, dead hands."

    "I'll take that plate off the table."

    "'take the guards prisoner"

    "'take prisoners"

    "After a bloody battle, they were able to take the city."

    "'took ten catfish in one afternoon"

    "Billy took her pencil."

    "'take a toll"

    "'take revenge"

    "'took the next two tricks"

    "'took Smith's rook"

  2. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To receive or accept (something) (especially something given or bestowed, awarded, etc). To receive or accept (something) as payment or compensation. To accept and follow (advice, etc). To receive into some relationship. To receive or acquire (property) by law (e.g. as an heir).

    Examples:

    "'took third place"

    "'took bribes"

    "The camera takes 35mm film."

    "The store doesn't take checks."

    "She wouldn't take any money for her help."

    "Do you take credit?"

    "The vending machine only takes bills, it doesn't take coins."

    "'take my advice"

    "'take a wife"

    "The school only takes new students in the fall."

    "The therapist wouldn't take him as a client."

  3. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To remove. To remove or end by death; to kill. To subtract.

    Examples:

    "'take two eggs from the carton"

    "The earthquake took many lives."

    "The plague took rich and poor alike."

    "Cancer took her life."

    "He took his life last night."

    "'take one from three and you are left with two"

  4. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To have sex with.

  5. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To defeat (someone or something) in a fight.

    Examples:

    "Don't try to take that guy. He's bigger than you."

    "The woman guarding us looks like a professional, but I can take her!"

  6. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To grasp or grip.

    Examples:

    "He took her hand in his."

  7. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To select or choose; to pick.

    Examples:

    "'Take whichever bag you like."

    "She took the best men with her and left the rest to garrison the city."

    "I'll take the blue plates."

    "I'll take two sugars in my coffee, please."

  8. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To adopt (select) as one's own.

    Examples:

    "She took his side in every argument."

    "'take a stand on the important issues"

  9. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To carry or lead (something or someone). To transport or carry; to convey to another place. To lead (to a place); to serve as a means of reaching. To pass (or attempt to pass) through or around. To escort or conduct (a person). To go.

    Examples:

    "She took her sword with her everywhere she went."

    "I'll take the plate with me."

    "The next bus will take you to Metz."

    "I took him for a ride"

    "I took him down to London."

    "These stairs take you down to the basement."

    "Stone Street took us right past the store."

    "She took the steps two or three at a time/"

    "He took the curve / corner too fast."

    "The pony took every hedge and fence in its path."

    "He took her to lunch at the new restaurant, took her to the movies, and then took her home."

  10. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To use as a means of transportation.

    Examples:

    "'take the ferry"

    "I took a plane."

    "He took the bus to London, and then took a train to Manchester."

    "He's 96 but he still takes the stairs."

  11. Take as a verb (obsolete):

    To visit; to include in a course of travel.

  12. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To obtain for use by payment or lease. To obtain or receive regularly by (paid) subscription.

    Examples:

    "She took a condo at the beach for the summer."

    "He took a full-page ad in the Times."

    "They took two magazines."

    "I used to take The Sunday Times."

  13. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To consume. To receive (medicine) into one's body, e.g. by inhalation or swallowing; to ingest. To partake of (food or drink); to consume.

    Examples:

    "'take two of these and call me in the morning"

    "'take the blue pill"

    "I take aspirin every day to thin my blood."

    "The general took dinner at seven o'clock."

  14. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To experience, undergo, or endure. To undergo; to put oneself into, to be subjected to. To experience or feel. To submit to; to endure (without ill humor, resentment, or physical failure). To participate in. To suffer, to endure (a hardship or damage).

    Examples:

    "'take sun-baths"

    "'take a shower"

    "She made the decision to take chemotherapy."

    "She takes pride in her work."

    "I take offence at that."

    "to take a dislike"

    "to take pleasure in his opponent's death"

    "'took a pay cut"

    "'take a joke"

    "The hull took a lot of punishment before it broke."

    "I can take the noise, but I can't take the smell."

    "That truck bed will only take two tons."

    "She took a vacation to France but spent the whole time feeling miserable that her husband couldn't be there with her."

    "Aren't you supposed to take your math final today?"

    "Despite my misgivings, I decided to take a meeting with the Russian lawyer."

    "The ship took a direct hit and was destroyed."

    "Her career took a hit."

  15. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To cause to change to a specified state or condition.

    Examples:

    "He had to take it apart to fix it."

    "She took down her opponent in two minutes."

  16. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To regard in a specified way.

    Examples:

    "He took the news badly."

  17. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To conclude or form (a decision or an opinion) in the mind.

    Examples:

    "'took the decision to close its last remaining outlet"

    "'took a dim view of city officials"

  18. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To understand (especially in a specified way).

    Examples:

    "Don't take my comments as an insult."

    "if she took my meaning"

  19. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To accept or be given (rightly or wrongly); assume (especially as if by right).

    Examples:

    "He took all the credit for the project, although he had done almost none of the work."

    "She took the blame, in the public's eyes, although the debacle was more her husband's fault than her own."

  20. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To believe, to accept the statements of.

    Examples:

    "'take her word for it"

    "'take him at his word"

  21. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.

    Examples:

    "'take it from her comments she won't be there."

    "I took him to be a person of honor."

    "He was often taken to be a man of means."

    "Do you take me for a fool?"

    "Do you take me to be stupid?"

    "Looking at him as he came into the room, I took him for his father."

  22. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To draw, derive, or deduce (a meaning from something).

    Examples:

    "I'm not sure what moral to take from that story."

  23. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To derive (as a title); to obtain from a source.

    Examples:

    "As I Lay Dying" takes its title from Book XI of Homer's "Odyssey"

  24. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To catch or contract (an illness, etc).

    Examples:

    "'took a chill"

  25. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To come upon or catch (in a particular state or situation).

  26. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To captivate or charm; to gain or secure the interest or affection of.

    Examples:

    "'took her fancy"

    "'took her attention"

  27. Take as a verb (transitive, of cloth, paper, etc):

    To absorb or be impregnated by (dye, ink, etc); to be susceptible to being treated by (polish, etc).

    Examples:

    "cloth that takes dye well"

    "paper that takes ink"

    "the leather that takes a certain kind of polish"

  28. Take as a verb (transitive, of a, ship):

    To let in (water).

  29. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To require.

    Examples:

    "It takes a while to get used to the smell."

    "Looks like it's gonna take a taller person to get that down."

    "Finishing this on schedule will take a lot of overtime."

  30. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To proceed to fill.

    Examples:

    "He took a seat in the front row."

  31. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To fill, to use up (time or space).

    Examples:

    "Hunting that whale takes most of his free time."

    "His collection takes a lot of space."

    "The trip will take about ten minutes."

  32. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To avail oneself of.

    Examples:

    "He took that opportunity to leave France."

  33. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To practice; perform; execute; carry out; do.

    Examples:

    "'take a walk"

    "'take action/steps/measures to fight drug abuse"

    "'take a trip"

    "'take aim"

    "'take the tempo slowly"

    "The kick is taken from where the foul occurred."

    "Pirès ran in to take the kick."

    "The throw-in is taken from the point where the ball crossed the touch-line."

  34. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To assume or perform (a form or role). To assume (a form). To perform (a role). To assume and undertake the duties of (a job, an office, etc).

    Examples:

    "'took the form of a duck"

    "'took shape"

    "a god taking the likeness of a bird"

    "'take the part of the villain/hero"

    "'take office"

    "'take the throne"

  35. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To bind oneself by.

    Examples:

    "he took the oath of office last night"

  36. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To move into.

    Examples:

    "the witness took the stand"

    "the next team took the field"

  37. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To go into, through, or along.

    Examples:

    "go down two blocks and take the next left"

    "'take the path of least resistance"

  38. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To have and use one's recourse to.

    Examples:

    "'take cover/shelter/refuge"

  39. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To ascertain or determine by measurement, examination or inquiry.

    Examples:

    "'take her pulse / temperature / blood pressure"

    "'take a census"

  40. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To write down; to get in, or as if in, writing.

    Examples:

    "He took a mental inventory of his supplies."

    "She took careful notes."

  41. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To make (a photograph, film, or other reproduction of something).

    Examples:

    "She took a video of their encounter."

    "Could you take a picture of us?"

    "The police took his fingerprints."

  42. Take as a verb (transitive, dated):

    To take a picture, photograph, etc of (a person, scene, etc).

    Examples:

    "The photographer will take you sitting down."

    "to take a group/scene"

  43. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To obtain money from, especially by swindling.

    Examples:

    "'took me for ten grand"

  44. Take as a verb (transitive, now chiefly by enrolling in a class or course):

    To apply oneself to the study of.

    Examples:

    "As a child, she took ballet."

    "I plan to take math, physics, literature and flower arrangement this semester."

  45. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To deal with.

    Examples:

    "'take matters as they arise"

  46. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To consider in a particular way, or to consider as an example.

    Examples:

    "I've had a lot of problems recently: take last Monday, for example. My car broke down on the way to work. Then ... etc."

  47. Take as a verb (transitive, baseball):

    To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.

    Examples:

    "He'll probably take this one."

  48. Take as a verb (transitive, grammar):

    To have to be used with (a certain grammatical form, etc).

    Examples:

    "This verb takes the dative; that verb takes the genitive."

  49. Take as a verb (intransitive):

    To get or accept (something) into one's possession.

    Examples:

    "My husband and I have a dysfunctional marriage. He just takes and takes; he never gives."

  50. Take as a verb (intransitive):

    To engage, take hold or have effect. To adhere or be absorbed properly. To begin to grow after being grafted or planted; to take root, take hold. To catch; to engage. To win acceptance, favor or favorable reception; to charm people. To have the intended effect.

    Examples:

    "the dye didn't take'"

    "not all grafts take'"

    "I started some tomato seeds last spring, but they didn't take."

  51. Take as a verb (intransitive):

    To become; to be affected in a specified way.

    Examples:

    "They took ill within 3 hours."

    "She took sick with the flu."

  52. Take as a verb (intransitive, possibly, dated):

    To be able to be accurately or beautifully photographed.

  53. Take as a verb (intransitive, dialectal, proscribed):

  54. Take as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To deliver, bring, give (something) to (someone).

  55. Take as a verb (transitive, obsolete, outside, dialects, and, slang):

    To give or deliver (a blow, to someone); to strike or hit.

    Examples:

    "He took me a blow on the head."

  1. Take as a noun:

    The or an act of taking.

  2. Take as a noun (in particular):

    Something that is taken; a haul. Money that is taken in, (legal or illegal) proceeds, income; profits. The or a quantity of fish, game animals or pelts, etc which have been taken at one time; catch.

    Examples:

    "He wants half of the take if he helps with the job."

    "The mayor is on the take."

  3. Take as a noun:

    An interpretation or view, opinion or assessment; perspective.

    Examples:

    "What's your take on this issue, Fred?"

  4. Take as a noun:

    An approach, a (distinct) treatment.

    Examples:

    "a new take on a traditional dish"

  5. Take as a noun (film):

    A scene recorded (filmed) at one time, without an interruption or break; a recording of such a scene.

    Examples:

    "It's a take."

    "Act seven, scene three, take two."

  6. Take as a noun (music):

    A recording of a musical performance made during an uninterrupted single recording period.

  7. Take as a noun:

    A visible (facial) response to something, especially something unexpected; a facial gesture in response to an event.

    Examples:

    "did a double-take and then a triple-take'"

    "I did a take when I saw the new car in the driveway."

  8. Take as a noun (medicine):

    An instance of successful inoculation/vaccination.

  9. Take as a noun (rugby, cricket):

    A catch of the ball (in cricket, especially one by the wicket-keeper).

  10. Take as a noun (printing):

    The quantity of copy given to a compositor at one time.

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