drive up

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar o aumento de algo (preços, custos, demanda) ou a chegada de um veículo a um lugar.

A phrasal verb used to indicate causing something to increase, or to arrive by driving a vehicle.

incontável · verbo irregular · transitivo e intransitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Increase (prices, costs, etc.)informal

   To cause something, especially prices or costs, to rise or increase.

   Aumentar

   • The new tax law drove up the cost of living.
   • High demand drove up the price of the rare collectible.
   • The shortage of materials drove up construction costs.

   Sinônimosboostescalatehikeincreaseinflatejack uppush upraise

   Antônimoscutdecreaselowerreduce

2. Arrive by vehicleinformal

   To approach or arrive at a place in a vehicle.

   Chegar de carro

   • He drove up to the house in a red sports car.
   • She drove up to the gate and waited for it to open.
   • They drove up to the restaurant just in time for dinner.

   Sinônimosdraw updrive inpull inpull uproll up

Verbo basedrive