driven

American  

[driv-uhn] / ˈdrɪv ən /

verb

1. past participle of drive.

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adjective

1. being under compulsion, as to succeed or excel.

   a driven young man who was fiercely competitive.

2. 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.

driven British  

/ ˈdrɪvən /

verb

1. the past participle of drive

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driven Idioms  

1. see pure as the driven snow.

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Other Word Forms

• drivenness noun
• undriven adjective
• well-driven adjective

Etymology

Origin of driven

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

Example Sentences

At the time, he wore a bullet-proof vest and was driven around in an armored car with tinted windows.

From BBC

Some have chalked this up to speculators piling in, driven by “FOMO” — or the “fear of missing out.”

From MarketWatch

Coffee prices were up nearly 20% last year, driven by poor harvests from extreme weather and new U.S. tariffs on imported beans.

From The Wall Street Journal

Experts estimate that rising obesity rates are driven by an average population weight gain of about .5kg per year.

From Science Daily

These results confirmed that swelling is driven by the absorption of oil-based ointment components into the implant material.

From Science Daily