driven
past participle of drive.
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.
Origin of driven
1Other words from driven
- driv·en·ness, noun
- un·driv·en, adjective
- well-driven, adjective
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How to use driven in a sentence
But Raimondo ran a targeted, data-driven campaign that, like the pension reforms, was driven by the facts and not by emotion.
Meet Gina Raimondo, the Only Democratic Star of 2014 | David Freedlander | November 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTName three other organizations that are doing real, data-driven stories on actual women in prison?
Soledad O'Brien's Next Chapter: 'The War Comes Home,' Her CNN Departure, and the State of News | Marlow Stern | August 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe U.S. government in many ways has invited this data-driven approach to the drone war.
U.S. Drone Program Needs to Be Accompanied by Hard Facts on Civilian Deaths | Daniel Klaidman | November 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSides and Vavreck take a radically different, data-driven approach.
The Anti-‘Game Change’: ‘The Gamble’ Shows How Obama Really Won | Stuart Stevens | November 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIf Zamagni is meticulous, data-driven, balanced, and rigorous, Aprile is the opposite in every way.
British Dictionary definitions for driven
/ (ˈdrɪvən) /
the past participle of drive
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Other Idioms and Phrases with driven
see pure as the driven snow.
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