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Driven vs Riven - What's the difference?

driven | riven |

As verbs the difference between driven and riven

is that driven is past participle of lang=en while riven is past participle of lang=en.

As adjectives the difference between driven and riven

is that driven is obsessed; passionately motivated to achieve goals while riven is torn apart.

driven

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Obsessed; passionately motivated to achieve goals.
  • (of snow) Formed into snowdrifts by wind.

    • Derived terms

    * demand-driven English adjectives ending in -en English irregular past participles ----

    riven

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Usage notes

    An alternative past participle of to rive is (rived), which is preferred in American English.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • torn apart
  • broken into pieces; split asunder

    • Anagrams

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