driven
verb
[ ˈdrɪvn ]
• past participle of drive.
driven
adjective
• operated, moved, or controlled by a specified person or source of power.
• "a chauffeur-driven limousine"
• (of a person) relentlessly compelled by the need to accomplish a goal; very hard-working and ambitious.
• "my husband is a driven man"
• (of snow) piled into drifts or made smooth by the wind.
drive
verb
• operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle.
• "he got into his car and drove off"
Similar:
operate,
pilot,
steer,
handle,
manage,
guide,
direct,
navigate,
travel by car,
go by car,
motor,
travel on wheels,
tool along,
bowl along,
spin,
• propel or carry along by force in a specified direction.
• "the wind will drive you onshore"
• urge or force (animals or people) to move in a specified direction.
• "they drove a flock of sheep through the centre of the city"
• (of a fact or feeling) compel (someone) to act in a particular way, especially one that is considered undesirable or inappropriate.
• "he was driven by ambition"
Similar:
force,
compel,
constrain,
impel,
press,
prompt,
precipitate,
catapult,
oblige,
coerce,
make,
pressure,
goad,
spur,
prod,
Origin:
Old English drīfan ‘urge (a person or animal) to go forward’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch drijven and German treiben .
