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driven

[ driv-uhn ]

verb

  1. past participle of drive.


adjective

  1. being under compulsion, as to succeed or excel:

    a driven young man who was fiercely competitive.

  2. 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.

driven

/ ˈɪə /

verb

  1. the past participle of drive
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • IJ·Ա noun
  • ܲ·IJ adjective
  • ɱ-IJ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of driven1

First recorded in 1300–50, for the adjective for an earlier sense
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Idioms and Phrases

see pure as the driven snow .
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Example Sentences

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Instead, populism has become a movement driven by the extreme right, whereby social division and scapegoating are camouflaged as something else.

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And as influential left-wing YouTubers similarly rally anti-Yoon protesters, there are also concerns that political differences are being driven ever deeper into the fabric of South Korea's society.

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Lawyers say they expect more to come forward driven by the boom in cheap genetic testing and ancestry websites.

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Surely club and country will benefit for many years to come if his instinct continues to be facilitated and not restricted by the conventions of modern-day kick-heavy game plans driven by data.

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During the all-out strike that began on 11 March, workers on the picket line have walked slowly in front of the bin lorries being driven out.

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