driven

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English

Etymology

Morphologically drive +‎ -n.

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. Formed into snowdrifts by wind. (of snow)

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch drīvan, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

driven

  1. to drive, to push (forward)
  2. to drive (to do something)
  3. to do, to perform
  4. to float

Inflection

Conjugation of driven (strong class 1)
infinitive base form driven
genitive drivens
dative drivene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular drive drêef drive drēve
2nd person singular drijfs, drives drēefs, drēves drijfs, drives drēves
3rd person singular drijft, drivet drêef drive drēve
1st person plural driven drēven driven drēven
2nd person plural drijft, drivet drēeft, drēvet drijft, drivet drēvet
3rd person plural driven drēven driven drēven
imperative
singular drijf, drive
plural drijft, drivet
present past
participle drivende gedrēven

Descendants

  • Dutch: drijven
  • Limburgish: drieve

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English drīfan, from Proto-West Germanic *drīban.

Pronunciation

Verb

driven

  1. 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

1 Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

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Swedish

Participle

driven

  1. past participle of driva

Adjective

driven (not comparable)

  1. driven, operated

Declension

Inflection of driven
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular driven
neuter singular drivet
plural drivna
masculine plural2 drivne
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 drivne
all drivna

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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