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Drove vs Travelled - What's the difference?

drove | travelled |

As verbs the difference between drove and travelled

is that drove is (drive) while travelled is (travel).

As a noun drove

is a number of cattle driven to market or new pastures.

As an adjective travelled is

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drove

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) drove, drof, draf, from (etyl) . More at (l).

Noun

(en noun)
  • A number of cattle driven to market or new pastures.
  • (usually, in the plural) A large number of people on the move (literally or figuratively).
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  • A road or track along which cattle are habitually driven
  • Derived terms

    * in droves

    Etymology 2

    From earlier drave, from (etyl) drave, draf, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (drov)
  • (drive).
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  • To herd cattle; particularly over a long distance.
  • travelled

    English

    Alternative forms

    * traveled (US)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (travel)