Hyphenation of driven

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word driven ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

dri-ven

Definitions of driven :

1.
Operate or control a vehicle
Drive a car or bus Can you drive this four-wheel truck?
2.
Travel or be transported in a vehicle
We drove to the university every morning They motored to London for the theater
3.
Cause someone or something to move by driving
She drove me to school every day We drove the car to the garage
4.
Force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
She rammed her mind into focus He drives me mad
5.
To compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
She is driven by her passion
6.
Cause to move back by force or influence
Repel the enemy Push back the urge to smoke Beat back the invaders
7.
Compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
She finally drove him to change jobs
8.
Push, propel, or press with force
Drive a nail into the wall
9.
Cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
Drive the ball far out into the field
10.
Strive and make an effort to reach a goal
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.
Move into a desired direction of discourse
What are you driving at?
12.
Have certain properties when driven
This car rides smoothly My new truck drives well
13.
Work as a driver
He drives a bread truck She drives for the taxi company in Newark
14.
Move by being propelled by a force
The car drove around the corner
15.
Urge forward
Drive the cows into the barn
16.
Proceed along in a vehicle
We drive the turnpike to work
17.
Strike with a driver, as in teeing off
Drive a golf ball
18.
Hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
Drive a ball
19.
Excavate horizontally
Drive a tunnel
20.
Cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
The amplifier drives the tube Steam drives the engines This device drives the disks for the computer
21.
Hunting: search for game
Drive the forest
22.
Hunting: chase from cover into more open ground
Drive the game
23.
Compelled forcibly by an outside agency
Mobs goaded by blind hatred
24.
Urged or forced to action through moral pressure
Felt impelled to take a stand against the issue
25.
Strongly motivated to succeed

Synonyms of driven :

adj goaded, involuntary, nonvoluntary, unvoluntary
adj impelled, motivated
adj compulsive, determined, ambitious

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