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* * *[drouv]past tense; = drive* * *drove1[drəʊv, AM droʊv]I. na \drove of cattle eine Herde Rinder [o Rinderherde2. (many)II. vtto \drove cattle/sheep Vieh/Schafe treibendrove2[drəʊv, AM droʊv]* * *I [drəʊv]n(of animals) Herde f; (of people) Schar fII pret See: of drivethey came in droves — sie kamen in hellen Scharen
* * *drove2 [drəʊv] s1. (getriebene) Herde (Vieh)2. Schar f (Menschen):* * ** * *pret.fuhr prät. -
3 drove
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4 stay away
intransitive verb1) (not attend)stay away [from something] — [von etwas] wegbleiben; [einer Sache (Dat.)] fernbleiben
stay away from school/a meeting — nicht zur Schule/zu einem Treffen gehen/kommen
2) (stay distant)he stayed well away from the wall — er hielt sich ein gutes Stück von der Wand entfernt
* * *vi1. (keep away) wegbleiben, fernbleibenthe customers are \stay awaying away die Kunden bleiben austo \stay away away in droves scharenweise wegbleiben2. (avoid)my boss told me to \stay away away from company policy mein Chef sagte mir, ich solle mich aus der Unternehmenspolitik heraushalten\stay away away from my girlfriend! lass die Finger von meiner Freundin!* * *vi(from von) wegbleiben; (from person) sich fernhaltenhe can't stay away from the pub (esp Brit) — ihn zieht es immer wieder in die Kneipe (inf)
* * *intransitive verb1) (not attend)stay away [from something] — [von etwas] wegbleiben; [einer Sache (Dat.)] fernbleiben
stay away from school/a meeting — nicht zur Schule/zu einem Treffen gehen/kommen
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5 stay away
vi1) ( keep away) wegbleiben, fernbleiben;the customers are \stay awaying away die Kunden bleiben aus;to \stay away away in droves scharenweise wegbleiben2) ( avoid)my boss told me to \stay away away from company policy mein Chef sagte mir, ich solle mich aus der Unternehmenspolitik heraushalten;\stay away away from my girlfriend! lass die Finger von meiner Freundin!
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droves — see DROVE (Cf. drove) … Etymology dictionary
droves — [[t]dro͟ʊvz[/t]] N PLURAL: usu in N, in poss N, N of n (emphasis) If you say that people are going somewhere or doing something in droves, you are emphasizing that there is a very large number of them. Scientists are leaving the country in droves … English dictionary
droves — drəʊv n. herd or flock; crowd or multitude … English contemporary dictionary
in droves — When things happen in droves, a lot happen at the same time or very quickly … The small dictionary of idiomes
in droves — When things happen in droves, a lot happen at the same time or very quickly. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
in droves — adverb In large numbers, or great crowds … Wiktionary
drove — I UK [drəʊv] / US [droʊv] the past tense of drive I II UK [drəʊv] / US [droʊv] noun Word forms drove : singular drove plural droves 1) [countable] a large number of animals, especially cows 2) droves [plural] large numbers of people in droves:… … English dictionary
drove — drove1 [drəuv US drouv] the past tense of ↑drive drove 2 drove2 n [: Old English; Origin: draf, from drifan to drive ] 1.) droves [plural] crowds of people in droves ▪ Tourists come in droves to see the W … Dictionary of contemporary English
drove — drove1 the past tense of drive1 drove drove 2 [ drouv ] noun 1. ) count a large number of animals, especially cows 2. ) droves plural large numbers of people: in droves: People came in droves to see the show … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
drove — 1 the past tense of drive 1 2 noun (C) 1 a group of animals that are being moved together: a drove of cattle 2 droves (plural) a crowd of people: in droves: Tourists come in droves to see the White House … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
drove — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English drāf, from drīfan to drive more at drive Date: before 12th century 1. a group of animals driven or moving in a body 2. a large number ; crowd usually used in plural especially with in < tourists … New Collegiate Dictionary