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Webster 1913 Edition
Driven
Driv′en
,p.
p.
of
Drive
. Also adj. Driven well
, a well made by driving a tube into the earth to an aqueous stratum; – called also
drive well
.Webster 1828 Edition
Driven
DRIVEN
,pp.
Definition 2024
driven
driven
English
Verb
driven
- past participle of drive
Adjective
driven (comparative more driven, superlative most driven)
- Obsessed; passionately motivated to achieve goals.
- (of snow) Formed into snowdrifts by wind.
Hyponyms
Hyponyms of driven
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Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch drīvan, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdriːvən/
Verb
driven
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: drijven
Swedish
Etymology
past participle of driva.
Adjective
driven
Declension
| Inflection of driven | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite/attributive | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | driven | — | — |
| Neuter singular | drivet | — | — |
| Plural | drivna | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | drivne | — | — |
| All | drivna | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role. | |||