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[ driv -uh n ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈdrɪv ən / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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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.
OTHER WORDS FROM driven driv·en·ness, noun un·driv·en, adjective well-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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Example sentences from the Web for driven 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
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
Women like (gaming blogger Anita Sarkeesian) were threatened, doxxed, and driven from their homes.
10 Things That Made Us Want to Turn Off the Internet Forever in 2014 | The Daily Beast| December 15, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The GOP is driven in part by the fact, that three years ago, public sector union members became the majority of union members.
The GOP and Police Unions: A Love Story | Eleanor Clift| December 12, 2014| DAILY BEAST
One bolt struck near with a tremendous shock and the air was driven in violent waves into the very mouth of the cave.
The Keepers of the Trail | Joseph A. Altsheler
I was driven to take refuge in a miserable little place, where I fared as ill as possible.
Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men | Anna Brownell Jameson
They were driven out as the result of a Russian counterattack.
The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) | Various
The light of these days has driven the fiery dragon to take refuge among nations not yet visited by the light of civilization.
The Curiosities of Heraldry | Mark Antony Lower
They made several sallies, but the Indians had driven stakes and prepared other obstacles in which the horses became entangled.
The Spanish Pioneers | Charles F. Lummis
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British Dictionary definitions for driven verb the past participle of drive
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Idioms and Phrases with driven see pure as the driven snow.
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Words related to driven directed, forced, obsessed, induced, possessed, motivated, consumed, herded, pushed, galvanized, impelled, steered, guided, ambitious, compulsive, monomaniacal