English edit

Verb edit

bedriven

  1. past participle of bedrive

Middle Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From be- +‎ driven.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

bedriven

  1. to carry out, to perform
  2. to lead, to regulate
  3. to force, to necessitate

Inflection edit

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Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Dutch: bedrijven
  • Limburgish: bedrieve

Further reading edit

Middle Low German edit

Etymology edit

From be +‎ drîven.

Pronunciation edit

  • (originally) IPA(key): /bəˈdriːvən/

Verb edit

bedrîven

  1. to drive cattle
    1. to work a piece of land by using cattle
    2. to make use of something with cattle
  2. to practice, to perform a job
  3. to create, to produce
  4. to bribe, to seduce

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Participle edit

bedriven

  1. past participle of bedriva

Adjective edit

bedriven

  1. operated, run, managed

Declension edit

Inflection of bedriven
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular bedriven
Neuter singular bedrivet
Plural bedrivna
Masculine plural3 bedrivne
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 bedrivne
All bedrivna
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

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