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bedriven

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English

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Verb

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bedriven

  1. past participle of bedrive

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From be- +‎ driven.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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bedriven

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

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Dutch: bedrijven
  • Limburgish: bedrieve

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Middle Low German

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Etymology

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From be +‎ drîven.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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

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Derived terms

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Swedish

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Participle

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bedriven

  1. past participle of bedriva

Adjective

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bedriven

  1. operated, run, managed

Declension

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Inflection of bedriven
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular bedriven
neuter singular bedrivet
plural bedrivna
masculine plural2 bedrivne
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 bedrivne
all bedrivna

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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