driven
Definition of driven
1 : having a compulsive or urgent quality a driven sense of obligation
2 : propelled or motivated by something —used in combination results-driven
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Examples of driven in a Sentence
They are driven, successful people.
a man with a driven need to be loved or liked by everyone
Recent Examples of driven from the Web
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Yet, for a young man so driven and focused in a Western way, so patriotic to his country, there also has be a cultural awakening for Walsh.
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But the magnetic center is Pattinson, playing a driven man whose ethics may be questionable even if his motivation at all times is rooted in fraternal devotion.
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Origin and Etymology of driven
see 1drive
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Definition of driven for English Language Learners
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: very determined to succeed
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