Collocation
drive a car
to operate a car by controlling its steering, speed, and direction
Definition
'drive a car' is a common English collocation. to operate a car by controlling its steering, speed, and direction
drive + a car
“She learned to drive a car when she was eighteen.”
Examples
- I can drive a car, but I do not own one.
- He learned to drive a car in high school.
- She does not want to drive a car at night.
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- We drove a car to the beach last weekend.
- You should not drive a car if you are very tired.
- He had to drive a car for two hours in heavy rain.
- She has never driven a car on the left side of the road before.
- If you drive a car in the city center, parking can be expensive.
- He was nervous the first time he drove a car with a manual transmission.
More verb + article + nouns
- make a promise to state that you will definitely do something or that something will happen
- make a plan to decide in advance what you will do and how you will do it
- make a suggestion to propose an idea or possible plan for others to consider
- make a list to write down items in an organized way, usually to plan or remember things
- make a noise to produce a sound, often unwanted or noticeable