driven

[ driv-uhn ]

/ ˈdrɪv ən /

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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.

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Origin of driven

First recorded in 1300–50, for the adjective for an earlier sense

OTHER WORDS FROM driven

driv·en·ness, nounun·driv·en, adjectivewell-driven, adjective

Words nearby driven

drive-by shooting, drive home, drive-in, drivel, driveline, driven, drive-off, driver, driver ant, driver ed, driver education

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How to use driven in a sentence

Imagine what other diverse and driven teams can do with the influx of cash and inspiration that comes with a big exit.
The exit effect: 4 ways IPOs and acquisitions drive positive change across the global ecosystem|Annie Siebert|May 29, 2021|TechCrunch
Eating disorders, on the other hand, are driven largely by biological processes that occur on the inside.
How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models|Carrie Arnold|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Traditionally, popular history is almost purely driven by narrative.
Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society|Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Within a few years, Iran had jailed or driven from the country more than 60 Sunni clerics.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The execution of two police officers in cold blood has shocked the city and driven a deeper wedge between the cops and the mayor.
Two Cops ‘Assassinated’ in Brooklyn|Michael Daly|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He said the brokers promise that the Italian navy will pick them up, which he says has actually driven the prices down.
Inside the Smuggling Networks Flooding Europe with Refugees|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hence Napoleon was driven more and more to trust to the advice of the rash, unstable King of Naples.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
Were they to be driven out,—driven out this very day, when the Virgin had only just now seemed to promise her help and protection?
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
Punch went out and wept bitterly with Judy, into whose fair head he had driven some ideas of the meaning of separation.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
The challenge was accepted and the hay-wagon driven round and the trial commenced.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
You would think the poor teacher would be driven crazy, but he seems as calm as a daisy in a June breeze.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike

British Dictionary definitions for driven

driven

/ (ˈdrɪvən) /

verb

the past participle of drive

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see pure as the driven snow.

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