driven

1. 1
   past formverb

   Past participle of drive. Use this form after has, have, or had, or after is, was, or were.

   She has driven across the country twice this year.

   They had driven for hours before stopping to rest.

   UsageSay has driven or was driven, but she drove with no helper word.

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2. 2
   ambitiousadjective

   Always working hard and refusing to give up until you reach your goals.

   Like a runner who keeps going even when everyone else has stopped to rest.

   She is a driven student who studies late every night.

   My driven coworker arrives before everyone else does.

   UsageIt can be praise, or it can mean someone works too hard.

   Similarambitious, motivated, determined, single-minded

   Oppositeunmotivated, apathetic, unambitious

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3. 3
   blown snowadjective

   Of snow that the wind has blown into deep piles or banks.

   Like sand that the wind pushes into dunes on a beach.

   After the storm, driven snow covered the bottom half of our front door.

   We trudged through driven snow that reached our knees.

   UsageUsed mostly in driven snow, and in as pure as the driven snow (very innocent).

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