driven

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English

Etymology

Morphologically drive +‎ -n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɹɪvən/
• Rhymes: -ɪvən

Verb

driven

1. past participle of drive

Adjective

driven (comparative more driven, superlative most driven)

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

Antonyms

• non-driven, nondriven

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• Verdin, Virden, verdin

Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdriːvən/

Verb

driven

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

Inflection

Descendants

• Dutch: drijven
  • Afrikaans: dryf, drywe
  • Papiamentu: drif
• Limburgish: drieve

Further reading

• “driven”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “driven”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Alternative forms

• drifen, drifven

Etymology

From Old English drīfan, from Proto-West Germanic *drīban.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdriːvən/

Verb

driven

1. to drive

Conjugation

Descendants

• English: drive
• Scots: dryve
• Yola: dhreeve, dhrive, dreeve, drieve, drive

References

• “drīven, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Swedish

Participle

driven

1. past participle of driva

Adjective

driven (not comparable)

1. driven, operated

Declension

Derived terms

Anagrams

• drivne, indrev, vriden