adj
Meaning 1
Obsessed; passionately motivated to achieve goals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- highly driven
- driven person
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
driven
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈdɹɪvn̩/
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rhymes with -ɪvən
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CMU ARPABET: D R IH1 V AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Formed into snowdrifts by wind. (of snow)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
past participle of drive
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
strongly motivated to succeed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: compulsive, determined
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
urged or forced to action through moral pressure
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- felt impelled to take a stand against the issue
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: impelled
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- mobs goaded by blind hatred
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: goaded
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dhreybh-der. Proto-Germanic *drībaną Proto-West Germanic *drīban Old English drīfan Middle English driven English drive English -en English driven From drive + -en.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: gedreven — obsessed; passionately motivated to achieve goals
- Esperanto: devigita — obsessed; passionately motivated to achieve goals
- Spanish: impulsado — (mechanical sense)
- Spanish: propulsado — (mechanical sense)
- Spanish: propelido — (mechanical sense)
- Spanish: impelido — (mechanical sense)
- Spanish: conducido — (mechanical sense)
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