drive at

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drive at (third-person singular simple present drives at, present participle driving at, simple past drove at, past participle driven at)

  1. (transitive) To mean, signify; to get at, to aim or tend to a point.
    Do you see what I'm driving at?
    • 1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volumes (please specify |volume=I to VI), London:
      Let them therefore declare what carnal or secular interest he drove at.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drive,‎ at.
    Drive at a reduced speed when visibility and traction are poor.

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