driven
English
Etymology
Morphologically drive + -n.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɹɪvən/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪvən
Verb
driven
- past participle of drive
Adjective
driven (comparative more driven, superlative most driven)
- Obsessed; passionately motivated to achieve goals.
- (of snow) Formed into snowdrifts by wind.
Antonyms
- non-driven, nondriven
Hyponyms
- axle-driven
- behavior-driven
- behaviour-driven
- community-driven
- compiler-driven
- data-driven
- demand-driven
- destination-driven
- domain-driven
- event-driven
- fulldriven
- model-driven
- performance-driven
- quote-driven
- space-driven
- test-driven
- wind-driven
Derived terms
- keyword-driven testing
- message-driven architecture
- model-driven architecture
- model-driven testing
- test-driven development
- white as driven snow
- white as the driven snow
Anagrams
- Verdin, Virden, verdin
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch drīvan, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdriːvən/
Verb
driven
- to drive, to push (forward)
- to drive (to do something)
- to do, to perform
- 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
- Dutch: drijven
- Afrikaans: dryf
- Papiamentu: drif
- Limburgish: drieve
Further reading
- “driven”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “driven”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English
Alternative forms
- drifen, drifven
Etymology
From Old English drīfan, from Proto-West Germanic *drīban.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdriːvən/
Verb
driven
- to drive
Conjugation
Conjugation of driven (strong class 1)
| infinitive | (to) driven, drive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | drive | drof | |
| 2nd-person singular | drivest | drive, drove, drof | |
| 3rd-person singular | driveth | drof | |
| subjunctive singular | drive | drive1, drove1 | |
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural2 | driven, drive | driven, drive, droven, drove | |
| imperative plural | driveth, drive | — | |
| participles | drivynge, drivende | driven, drive, ydriven, ydrive | |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: drive
- Scots: dryve
- Yola: dhreeve, dhrive, dreeve, drieve, drive
References
- “drīven, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Swedish
Etymology
past participle of driva.
Adjective
driven (not comparable)
- driven, operated
Declension
| Inflection of driven | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | driven | — | — |
| Neuter singular | drivet | — | — |
| Plural | drivna | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | drivne | — | — |
| 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. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Anagrams
- drivne, indrev, vriden
Westrobothnian
Etymology
Past participle of driv.
Adjective
driven
- hardworking, diligent, fast, active