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Definition of drove
1 : a group of animals driven or moving in a body
2 : a large number : crowd —usually used in plural especially with in came in droves
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Examples of drove in a Sentence
people flocked to the annual festival in droves
Origin and Etymology of drove
Middle English, from Old English drāf, from drīfan to drive — more at drive
DROVE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of drove for English Language Learners
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: a large group of people or animals that move or act together
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Definition of drove for Students
: a large group of animals or people moving or acting together droves of shoppers
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