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Hyphenation for “drives”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “drives”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "drives" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “drives” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „drives“ ⟶ „dri-ves“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "drives"

drives >> /drʌɪv/

Definition: [verb] Operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle.
Example: he got into his car and drove off

Synonyms of "drives"

operate | pilot | steer | handle | manage |

Definition: [verb] Propel or carry along by force in a specified direction.
Example: the wind will drive you onshore

Synonyms of "drives"

power | propel | move | push |

Definition: [verb] Urge or force (animals or people) to move in a specified direction.
Example: they drove a flock of sheep through the centre of the city

Synonyms of "drives"

impel | urge | press | move | get going |

Definition: [verb] (of a fact or feeling) compel (someone) to act in a particular way, especially one that is considered undesirable or inappropriate.
Example: he was driven by ambition

Synonyms of "drives"

force | compel | constrain | impel | press | prompt | precipitate | catapult |

Definition: [noun] A trip or journey in a car.
Example: they went for a drive in the country

Synonyms of "drives"

excursion | outing | trip | jaunt | tour | turn |

Definition: [noun] An innate, biologically determined urge to attain a goal or satisfy a need.
Example: emotional and sexual drives

Synonyms of "drives"

urge | appetite | desire | need |

Definition: [noun] An organized effort by a number of people to achieve a purpose.
Example: a recruitment drive by the police

Synonyms of "drives"

campaign | crusade | movement | effort | push | surge | appeal |

Definition: [noun] The transmission of power to machinery or to the wheels of a motor vehicle.
Example: he experimented with chain drive to run the propeller

Definition: [noun] (in ball games) a forceful stroke made with a free swing of the bat, racket, or foot against the ball.
Example: a hard drive to left field

Definition: [noun] An act of driving a group of animals to a particular destination.
Example: cattle were no longer taken on long drives, but were delivered by rail