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Driven

verb/ɛmbˈɔsɪdʒ/
Definition
operate or control a vehicle
travel or be transported in a vehicle
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɛmbˈɔsɪdʒ/
🇬🇧British English
/dɹˈɪvən/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dɹˈɪvən/
2 syllables Say it as /ɛmbˈɔsɪdʒ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
verboperate or control a vehicle
“drive a car or bus”
verbtravel or be transported in a vehicle
“We drove to the university every morning”
verbcause someone or something to move by driving
“She drove me to school every day”
verbforce into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
“She rammed her mind into focus”
verbto compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
“She is driven by her passion”
verbcause to move back by force or influence
“repel the enemy”
verbcompel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
“She finally drove him to change jobs”
verbpush, propel, or press with force
“Drive a nail into the wall”
verbcause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
“drive the ball far out into the field”
verbstrive and make an effort to reach a goal
“She tugged for years to make a decent living”
verbmove into a desired direction of discourse
“What are you driving at?”
verbhave certain properties when driven
“This car rides smoothly”
verbwork as a driver
“He drives a bread truck”
verbmove by being propelled by a force
“The car drove around the corner”
verburge forward
“drive the cows into the barn”
verbproceed along in a vehicle
“We drive the turnpike to work”
verbstrike with a driver, as in teeing off
“drive a golf ball”
verbhit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
“drive a ball”
verbexcavate horizontally
“drive a tunnel”
verbcause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
“The amplifier drives the tube”
verbhunting: search for game
“drive the forest”
verbhunting: chase from cover into more open ground
“drive the game”
adjectivecompelled forcibly by an outside agency
“mobs goaded by blind hatred”
adjectiveurged or forced to action through moral pressure
“felt impelled to take a stand against the issue”
adjectivestrongly motivated to succeed
Word Forms
drivenouna road leading up to a private house
drivernounthe operator of a motor vehicle
drivingnounthe act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
motoristnounsomeone who drives (or travels in) an automobile
motoringnounthe act of driving an automobile
motornounmachine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
ramnouna tool for driving or forcing something by impact
repulsiveadjectivepossessing the ability to repel
repulsenounan instance of driving away or warding off
repulsionnounthe act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand
push backnounthe act of forcing the enemy to withdraw
labornounany piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
laborernounsomeone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
labournounproductive work (especially physical work done for wages)
pushnounenterprising or ambitious drive
driftnouna general tendency to change (as of opinion)
ridenouna journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
compulsivenouna person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
angetrieben
ein Fahrzeug bedienen oder steuern
🇫🇷French
conduit
conduire ou contrôler un véhicule
🇪🇸Spanish
conducido
operar o controlar un vehículo
🇮🇹Italian
guidato
utilizzare o controllare un veicolo
🇳🇱Dutch
gereden
een voertuig besturen of besturen
🇵🇹Portuguese
dirigido
operar ou controlar um veículo
🇷🇺Russian
управляемый
управлять или управлять транспортным средством
India
🇮🇳Hindi
चलाया हुआ
किसी वाहन को चलाना या नियंत्रित करना
🇧🇩Bengali
চালিত
একটি যানবাহন পরিচালনা বা নিয়ন্ত্রণ করুন
🇮🇳Tamil
இயக்கப்படுகிறது
வாகனத்தை இயக்கவும் அல்லது கட்டுப்படுத்தவும்
🇮🇳Telugu
నడిపిన
వాహనాన్ని నిర్వహించండి లేదా నియంత్రించండి
🇮🇳Marathi
चालवलेला
वाहन चालवणे किंवा नियंत्रित करणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
ચલાવાયેલ
વાહન ચલાવો અથવા નિયંત્રિત કરો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಚಾಲಿತ
ವಾಹನವನ್ನು ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಿಸಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഓടിച്ചു
ഒരു വാഹനം പ്രവർത്തിപ്പിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിയന്ത്രിക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਚਲਾਇਆ
ਵਾਹਨ ਚਲਾਉਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਯੰਤਰਿਤ ਕਰਨਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
کارفرما
گاڑی چلانا یا کنٹرول کرنا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
驱动的
操作或控制车辆
🇯🇵Japanese
駆動される
車両を操作または制御する
🇰🇷Korean
구동
차량을 운전하거나 제어하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
điều khiển
vận hành hoặc điều khiển một phương tiện
🇹🇭Thai
ขับเคลื่อน
ใช้งานหรือควบคุมยานพาหนะ
🇮🇩Indonesian
didorong
mengoperasikan atau mengendalikan kendaraan
🇵🇭Filipino
hinihimok
paandarin o kontrolin ang isang sasakyan
🇲🇾Malay
dipandu
mengendalikan atau mengawal kenderaan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مدفوعة
تشغيل أو التحكم في السيارة
🇮🇷Persian
رانده شده است
یک وسیله نقلیه را اداره یا کنترل کنید
🇹🇷Turkish
tahrikli
bir aracı çalıştırmak veya kontrol etmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
מוּנָע
להפעיל או לשלוט ברכב
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'driven'?
The primary meaning of 'driven' is 'operate or control a vehicle'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'driven' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'driven' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'driven' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'driven' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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