driven

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdrɪvən/

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• Rhymes: -ɪvən

Verb

driven

1. Past participle of drive

Adjective

driven

1. Obsessed; passionately motivated to achieve goals.
2. (of snow) Formed into snowdrifts by wind.

Derived terms

• demand-driven

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch drīvan, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdriːvən/

Verb

driven

1. to drive, to push (forward)
2. to drive (to do something)
3. to do, to perform
4. to float

Conjugation

This Middle Dutch verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: drijven

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Swedish

Etymology

past participle of driva.

Adjective

driven

1. driven, operated

Declension

Inflections of driven
Indefinite singular	Common	driven
	Neuter	drivet
Definite singular	Masc.	drivne
	All	drivna
Plural		drivna