motive (redirected from motives)

mo·tive  (mtv)

n.

1. An emotion, desire, physiological need, or similar impulse that acts as an incitement to action.

2. (mtv, m-tv) A motif in art, literature, or music.

adj.

1. Causing or able to cause motion: motive power.

2. Impelling to action: motive pleas.

3. Of or constituting an incitement to action.

tr.v. mo·tived, mo·tiv·ing, mo·tives

To motivate.

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[Middle English motif, motive, from Old French motif, from Late Latin mtvus, of motion, from Latin mtus, past participle of movre, to move; see meu- in Indo-European roots.]

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motive [ˈməʊtɪv]

n

1. (Psychology) the reason for a certain course of action, whether conscious or unconscious

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a variant of motif [2]

adj

1. of or causing motion or action a motive force

2. of or acting as a motive; motivating

vb (tr)

to motivate

[from Old French motif, from Late Latin mōtīvus (adj) moving, from Latin mōtus, past participle of movēre to move]

motiveless  adj

motivelessly  adv

motivelessness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	motive - the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives" motivation, need psychological feature - a feature of the mental life of a living organism life - a motive for living; "pottery was his life" rational motive - a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument irrational motive - a motivation that is inconsistent with reason or logic impulse, urge - an instinctive motive; "profound religious impulses" ethical motive, ethics, morals, morality - motivation based on ideas of right and wrong mental energy, psychic energy - an actuating force or factor
	2.	motive - a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music motif melodic theme, musical theme, theme, idea - (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it" obbligato, obligato - a persistent but subordinate motif
	3.	motive - a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration motif pattern, design, figure - a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors"
Adj.	1.	motive - causing or able to cause motion; "a motive force"; "motive power"; "motor energy" motor causative - producing an effect; "poverty as a causative factor in crime"
	2.	motive - impelling to action; "it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function"- Arthur Pap; "motive pleas"; "motivating arguments" motivating, motivative causative - producing an effect; "poverty as a causative factor in crime"

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motive

noun

reason, motivation, cause, ground(s), design, influence, purpose, object, intention, spur, incentive, inspiration, stimulus, rationale, inducement, incitement, mainspring, the why and wherefore Police have ruled out robbery as a motive for the killing.

adjective

moving, driving, motivating, operative, activating, impelling the motive power behind a boxer's punches

Translations

motive [ˈməʊtɪv]

A. N → motivo m; (for crime) → móvil m
what can his motive have been? → ¿qué motivos habrá tenido?
my motives were of the purest → lo hice con la mejor intención

B. ADJ → motor(fem: motora/motriz)

C. CPD motive power N → fuerza f motriz

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motive [ˈməʊtɪv] n

(for doing sth) → motif m
One might question the motives of some politicians → On peut s'interroger sur les motifs de certains hommes politiques.
from the best of motives → avec les meilleures intentions du monde

(for crime) → mobile m
the motive for the killing → le mobile du crime
motive power n → force f motrice

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motive

n

(= incentive, reason) → Motiv nt, → Beweggrund m; (for crime) → (Tat)motiv nt; the profit motive → Gewinnstreben nt; with the purest of motives → mit den besten Absichten

= motif

adj motive power/force → Antriebs- or Triebkraft f

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motive [ˈməʊtɪv]

1. n (gen) → motivo, ragione f; (for crime) → movente m
from the best motives → con le migliori intenzioni

2. adj → motore/trice

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motive [ˈməʊtɪv]

1. n (gen) → motivo, ragione f; (for crime) → movente m
from the best motives → con le migliori intenzioni

2. adj → motore/trice

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motive

n motive [ˈməutiv]

something that makes a person choose to act in a particular way; a reason What was his motive for murdering the old lady? motief دافِع، حافِز мотив motiv motiv; bevæggrund das Motiv κίνητρο,ελατήριο motivo motiiv انگيزه motiivi motif מֵנִיע प्रयोजन motiv indíték motif tilefni motivo 動機 (행위의) 동기 motyvas, akstinas motīvs; iemesls motif beweegreden motiv, begrunnelse motyw motivo motiv повод; мотив motív nagib motiv motiv แรงจูงใจ neden, sebep, dürtü 動機 мотив, привід مقصد động cơ 动机

v motivate [-veit]

to cause to act in a particular way He was motivated by jealousy. motiveer يُحَفِّز мотивирам podnítit motivere anregen ωθώ, παρακινώ motivar ajendama تحريک کردن olla vaikuttimena pousser לְהָנִיע प्रेरित करना motivirati motivál mendorong hvetja, kveikja löngun/áhuga motivare 動機づける 동기를 부여하다 skatinti motivēt; rosināt bermotivasi drijven,aanzetten motivere motywować motivar a împinge, a motiva побуждать podnietiť spodbuditi motivisati motivera กระตุ้น sebep olmak, güdülemek 激發 спонукати ترغیب دینا thúc đẩy 激发

n motiˈvation

motivering إثارَه، تَشْويق، تَحْفيز، حَفْز мотивация motivace motivation die Motivierung κίνητρο, παρακίνηση motivación motivatsioon محرک motivaatio motivation מוֹטִיבַציָה, הֲנַעַה प्रेरण motivacija indok(lás), motiváció motivasi áhugi; ástæða, hvöt motivazione 動機づけ 동기 부여 motyvacija, stimulas motivācija; stimuls motivasi motivering motivasjon motywacja motivação motivaţie побуждение motivácia motivacija; utemeljitev motivacija motivering, motivation แรงบันดาลใจ motivasyon, güdülenme 促進因素 мотивація ترغیب sự thúc đẩy 促进因素

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motive → حافز motiv motiv Motiv κίνητρο motivo motiivi mobile motiv motivo 動機 동기 motief motiv motyw motivo мотив motiv เหตุจูงใจ sebep động cơ 动机