bedriven

English

Verb

bedriven

  1. past participle of bedrive

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From be- + driven.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈdriːvən/

Verb

bedriven

  1. to carry out, to perform
  2. to lead, to regulate
  3. to force, to necessitate

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

  • bedrivere

Descendants

  • Dutch: bedrijven
  • Limburgish: bedrieve

Further reading

Middle Low German

Etymology

From be + drîven.

Pronunciation

  • (originally) IPA(key): /bəˈdriːvən/

Verb

bedrîven

  1. to drive cattle
    1. to work a piece of land by using cattle
    2. to make use of something with cattle
  2. to practice, to perform a job
  3. to create, to produce
  4. to bribe, to seduce

Declension

Derived terms

Swedish

Participle

bedriven

  1. past participle of bedriva

Adjective

bedriven

  1. operated, run, managed

Declension

Inflection of bedriven
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular bedriven
Neuter singular bedrivet
Plural bedrivna
Masculine plural3 bedrivne
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 bedrivne
All bedrivna
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Anagrams

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