driven
[ driv-uh n ]
/ ˈdrɪv ən /
verb
past participle of drive.
adjective
being under compulsion, as to succeed or excel: a driven young man who was fiercely competitive.
controlled or propelled by something specified (used in combination): a market-driven approach to retaining talent; data-driven business strategies; a water pump that is solar driven.
OTHER WORDS FROM driven
driv·en·ness, noun un·driv·en, adjective well-driv·en, adjectiveWords nearby driven
drive-time,
drive-up,
driveaway,
drivel,
driveline,
driven,
driver,
driver ant,
driver ed,
driver education,
driver's license
Definition for driven (2 of 2)
Origin of drive
First recorded before 900; Middle English
drīven, Old English
drīfan; cognate with Dutch
drijven, Old Norse
drīfa, Gothic
dreiban, German
treiben
SYNONYMS FOR drive
synonym study for drive
2, 15.
Drive,
ride are used interchangeably to mean traveling in an automobile or, formerly, in a horse-drawn vehicle. These two words are not synonyms in other connections. To
drive is to maneuver, guide, or steer the progress of a vehicle, animal, etc.:
to drive a bus, a horse. To
ride is to be carried about by an animal or be carried as a passenger in a vehicle:
to ride a horse, a train, a bus.
OTHER WORDS FROM drive
Example sentences from the Web for driven
British Dictionary definitions for driven (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for driven (2 of 2)
drive
/ (draɪv) /
verb drives, driving, drove (drəʊv) or driven (ˈdrɪvən)
noun
Derived forms of drive
drivable or driveable, adjective drivability or driveability, nounWord Origin for drive
Old English
drīfan; related to Old Frisian
drīva, Old Norse
drīfa, Gothic
dreiban, Old High German
trīban
Medical definitions for driven
drive
[ drīv ]
n.
A strong motivating tendency or instinct, especially of sexual or aggressive origin, that prompts activity toward a particular end.
Idioms and Phrases with driven
driven
see pure as the driven snow.