DRIVEN


Meaning of DRIVEN in English

[adjective]You might describe someone as driven if they are so determined to achieve something or be successful that all their behaviour is directed towards this aim.Like most of the lawyers that I know, Rachel is driven. -driven [suffix]They have stopped making small, single-engined, propeller-driven aircraft.The new ships, propelled by gas turbines, require less maintenance than older, steam-driven ones.His first car - one of the earliest petrol-driven vehicles - was completed in 1885.The fact remains that there are some public services that cannot be entirely market-driven (= controlled by economic forces).

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.