driven Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb operate or control a vehicle
    drive.
    • drive a car or bus
    • Can you drive this four-wheel truck?
  2. verb travel or be transported in a vehicle
    drive; motor.
    • We drove to the university every morning
    • They motored to London for the theater
  3. verb cause someone or something to move by driving
    drive.
    • She drove me to school every day
    • We drove the car to the garage
  4. verb force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
    ram; force; drive.
    • She rammed her mind into focus
    • He drives me mad
  5. verb to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
    drive.
    • She is driven by her passion
  6. verb cause to move back by force or influence
    repulse; beat back; repel; drive; push back; force back.
    • repel the enemy
    • push back the urge to smoke
    • beat back the invaders
  7. verb compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
    drive.
    • She finally drove him to change jobs
  8. verb push, propel, or press with force
    drive.
    • Drive a nail into the wall
  9. verb cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
    drive.
    • drive the ball far out into the field
  10. verb strive and make an effort to reach a goal
    push; drive; labor; labour; tug.
    • She tugged for years to make a decent living
    • We have to push a little to make the deadline!
    • She is driving away at her doctoral thesis
  11. verb move into a desired direction of discourse
    aim; drive; get.
    • What are you driving at?
  12. verb have certain properties when driven
    ride; drive.
    • This car rides smoothly
    • My new truck drives well
  13. verb work as a driver
    drive.
    • He drives a bread truck
    • She drives for the taxi company in Newark
  14. verb move by being propelled by a force
    drive.
    • The car drove around the corner
  15. verb urge forward
    drive.
    • drive the cows into the barn
  16. verb proceed along in a vehicle
    drive; take.
    • We drive the turnpike to work
  17. verb strike with a driver, as in teeing off
    drive.
    • drive a golf ball
  18. verb hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
    drive.
    • drive a ball
  19. verb excavate horizontally
    drive.
    • drive a tunnel
  20. verb cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
    drive.
    • The amplifier drives the tube
    • steam drives the engines
    • this device drives the disks for the computer
  21. verb hunting: search for game
    drive.
    • drive the forest
  22. verb hunting: chase from cover into more open ground
    drive.
    • drive the game
  23. adjective satellite compelled forcibly by an outside agency
    goaded.
    • mobs goaded by blind hatred
  24. adjective satellite urged or forced to action through moral pressure
    impelled.
    • felt impelled to take a stand against the issue
  25. adjective satellite strongly motivated to succeed
    compulsive; determined.

WordNet


Driv"en past participle
Definitions
  1. of Drive. Also adj.

Webster 1913