driven
past participle of drive.
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.
Origin of driven
1Other words from driven
- driv·en·ness, noun
- un·driv·en, adjective
- well-driven, adjective
Words Nearby driven
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How to use driven in a sentence
Imagine what other diverse and driven teams can do with the influx of cash and inspiration that comes with a big exit.
The exit effect: 4 ways IPOs and acquisitions drive positive change across the global ecosystem | Annie Siebert | May 29, 2021 | TechCrunchEating 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 | THE DAILY BEASTTraditionally, popular history is almost purely driven by narrative.
Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society | Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWithin 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 | THE DAILY BEASTThe execution of two police officers in cold blood has shocked the city and driven a deeper wedge between the cops and the mayor.
He said the brokers promise that the Italian navy will pick them up, which he says has actually driven the prices down.
Inside the Smuggling Networks Flooding Europe with Refugees | Barbie Latza Nadeau | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHence Napoleon was driven more and more to trust to the advice of the rash, unstable King of Naples.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonWere they to be driven out,—driven out this very day, when the Virgin had only just now seemed to promise her help and protection?
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonPunch went out and wept bitterly with Judy, into whose fair head he had driven some ideas of the meaning of separation.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingThe challenge was accepted and the hay-wagon driven round and the trial commenced.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousYou would think the poor teacher would be driven crazy, but he seems as calm as a daisy in a June breeze.
Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. Pike
British Dictionary definitions for driven
/ (ˈdrɪvən) /
the past participle of drive
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Other Idioms and Phrases with driven
see pure as the driven snow.
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