driven

English

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. (of snow) Formed into snowdrifts by wind.

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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

Further reading

  • “driven”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “driven”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Swedish

Etymology

past participle of driva.

Adjective

driven

  1. driven, operated

Declension

Inflection of driven
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular driven — —
Neuter singular drivet — —
Plural drivna — —
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.

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Past participle of driv.

Adjective

driven

  1. hardworking, diligent, fast, active
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