driven

Definition

  • adjective: very determined to succeed
  • adjective: having a compulsive or urgent quality
  • past participle of 'drive'
  • used in combination
  • synonyms: ambitious, nonvoluntary, unvoluntary

Examples

  • Thousands of people have been 'driven' from their homes. [=have been forced to leave their homes]

  • The family was 'driven out' of the neighborhood by rising real estate prices.

  • a steam-'driven' turbine [=a turbine that gets its power from steam]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Aerostat! -It's a scout for the Terminators. -Go, drive! The Aerostats heard the music! -Keep it steady! -I've never driven before. Hold the wheel! This thing's pissing me off! Kid! Hold on! If the idea is to stay alive, (..)
    2009 Terminator Salvation