Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

driven

/ˈdɹɪvn̩/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.54 in modern English

Syllables: driv-en
IPA: /ˈdɹɪvn̩/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

past participle of drive

adj

Obsessed; passionately motivated to achieve goals.

adj

Formed into snowdrifts by wind. (of snow)

Example Sentences

"highly driven"
"driven person"

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.

Inflected Forms

more driven (comparative) most driven (superlative)

Derived Forms

drivenness indriven overdriven undriven

Phrases

domain-driven design keyword-driven testing message-driven architecture message-driven bean model-driven architecture model-driven testing resume-driven development test-driven development

Synonyms

compulsive determined impelled goaded

Antonyms

non-driven nondriven

Rhymes With

given forgiven riven unforgiven striven givan liven ruthven thriven

Questions

How do you pronounce driven?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɹɪvn̩/.
What does driven mean?: past participle of drive
Where does driven come from?: 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.

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