driven

English

Etymology

Morphologically drive +‎ -n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɹɪvən/

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• 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

• axle-driven
• behavior-driven
• behaviour-driven
• chain-driven
• community-driven
• compiler-driven
• data-driven
• demand-driven
• destination-driven
• domain-driven
• event-driven
• fulldriven
• model-driven
• performance-driven
• quote-driven
• servo-driven
• space-driven
• test-driven
• wind-driven

 

Derived terms

• domain-driven design
• keyword-driven testing
• message-driven architecture
• model-driven architecture
• model-driven testing
• resume-driven development
• test-driven development
• white as driven snow
• white as the driven snow

 

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

Strong class 1
Infinitive	driven
3rd sg. past	drêef
3rd pl. past	drēven
Past participle	gedrēven
Infinitive	driven
In genitive	drivens
In dative	drivene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	drive	drêef
2nd singular	drijfs, drives	drēefs, drēves
3rd singular	drijft, drivet	drêef
1st plural	driven	drēven
2nd plural	drijft, drivet	drēeft, drēvet
3rd plural	driven	drēven
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	drive	drēve
2nd singular	drijfs, drives	drēves
3rd singular	drive	drēve
1st plural	driven	drēven
2nd plural	drijft, drivet	drēvet
3rd plural	driven	drēven
Imperative	Present
Singular	drijf, drive
Plural	drijft, drivet
	Present	Past
Participle	drivende	gedrēven

Descendants

• Dutch: drijven
  • Afrikaans: dryf
  • 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

Conjugation of driven (strong class 1)

infinitive	(to) driven, drive
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	drive	drof
2nd-person singular	drivest	drive, drove, drof
3rd-person singular	driveth	drof
subjunctive singular	drive	drive1, drove1
imperative singular		—
plural2	driven, drive	driven, drive, droven, drove
imperative plural	driveth, drive	—
participles	drivynge, drivende	driven, drive, ydriven, ydrive

¹Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
²Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

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

Inflection of driven
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	driven	—	—
Neuter singular	drivet	—	—
Plural	drivna	—	—
Masculine plural3	drivne	—	—
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	drivne	—	—
All	drivna	—	—
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Derived terms

• atomdriven
• bakhjulsdriven
• banddriven
• batteridriven
• bensindriven
• bortdriven
• dieseldriven
• durkdriven
• eldriven
• etanoldriven
• framhjulsdriven
• fyrhjulsdriven
• gasdriven
• gasoldriven
• handdriven
• hopdriven
• ilanddriven
• jetdriven
• kedjedriven
• luftdriven
• maskindriven
• motordriven
• propellerdriven
• remdriven
• soldriven
• stormdriven
• trampdriven
• tryckluftsdriven
• tvåhjulsdriven
• uppdriven
• vattendriven
• vinddriven
• ångdriven
• överdriven

 

Anagrams

• drivne, indrev, vriden