English pronunciation · Words Starting with D
Driven Pronunciation
Driven is pronounced DRI-vuhn, IPA /ˈdrɪvən/.
DRI-vuhn
US /ˈdrɪvən/ · UK /ˈdrɪvən/
Syllables: DRI · vuhn (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
verb (past participle of drive); also an adjective: Having been steered or propelled, or, of a person, strongly motivated.
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Driven in a Sentence
- The car had been driven only nine hundred miles.
- She is one of the most driven people on the team.
- Snow was driven against the windows all night.
Common Mispronunciations of Driven
Not DRY-vuhn
The vowel shortens in the past participle. Drive has the long eye sound; driven, like given and written, does not.
Not dri-VEN
The second syllable is a soft vuhn. Giving it a clear e and a beat makes the word sound like two words.
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