driven
/ˈdɹɪvn̩/
driven is the past participle of drive.
Adjective
driven (comparative more driven, superlative most driven)
Meaning of drive
Verb
drive (third-person singular simple present drives, present participle driving, simple past drove or (archaic) drave or (dialectal) driv, past participle driven or (dialectal) druv or (dialectal) drove)
- To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle).
- The bridges weren't strong enough to drive (campers) over.
- Synonyms:
- ride
- To travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle.
- I drive to work every day.
- Synonyms:
- motorvate
- To convey (a person, etc.) in a wheeled motorized vehicle.
- My cousin drove me to the airport.
- Synonyms:
- take
- To operate (an aircraft); to pilot.
- drive a 737
- To direct a vehicle powered by a horse, ox or similar animal.
- There is a litter ready; lay him in’t
And drive towards Dover, friend, where thou shalt meet
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- There is a litter ready; lay him in’t
- (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.
- to drive twenty thousand head of cattle from Texas to the Kansas railheads; to drive sheep out of a field
Antonyms of driven
Forms of driven
| comparative | more driven |
|---|---|
| superlative | most driven |
Origin of driven
From drive + -en.
Words formed from driven
Phrases with driven
- driven at
- driven in
- driven up
- driven off
- driven out
- driven away
- driven back
- driven down
- test driven
- daily driven
- driven stick
- driven truck
29 more phrasesFewer phrases
- driven a wedge
- driven element
- driven it down
- driven elements
- driven to drink
- back-seat driven
- drunk and driven
- driven someone mad
- pure as the driven
- driven someone nuts
- pure as driven snow
- driven someone crazy
- driven someone insane
- driven something down
- driven to distraction
- driven a wedge between
- driven into the ground
- driven someone to drink
- pure as the driven snow
- driven the porcelain bus
- driven someone to the wall
- driven someone up the wall
- driven one's pigs to market
- driven a coach and six through
- driven a nail where it would go
- driven a stake through its heart
- driven something into the ground
- driven a coach and horses through
- driven a nail in someone's coffin
Words that rhyme with driven
Questions about driven
- What does driven mean?
- Driven means obsessed; passionately motivated to achieve goals.
- What is driven the past participle of?
- Driven is the past participle of drive.
- What part of speech is driven?
- Driven is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce driven?
- Driven is pronounced /ˈdɹɪvn̩/.
Words near driven in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: driven (page history and authors); drive (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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