motive
gb/mˈoʊtɪv/ us/mˈoʊtɪv/
B1
Kiingereza
~ 3000
Maana
maana 0
Nomino
B1
entity
1
Reason for an action
The reason why someone does something.
Muundo wa matumizi:
[someone]'s motive for [doing something]
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'motive' with 'motivation'. 'Motive' is the specific reason for an action, while 'motivation' can mean general desire or willingness.
Visawe
reason (More general term for why something is done; less often implies secrecy or suspicion.)
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purpose (More formal or abstract term, often without negative connotation.)
Vinyume
disinterest (Lack of personal reason or stake in doing something.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
hidden motive
|political motive
|financial motive
|question someone's motive
|have a motive
Mada
emotions
|crime
|psychology
|core_vocabulary
|communication
Mifano
- The police are still trying to determine the killer's motive.
- Her motive for volunteering was to gain experience.
- He had no financial motive for the crime.
- Some questioned the company's motive for donating money.
- The detective searched for a possible motive behind the attack.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- The police do not know the motive.
- I think his motive is to help people.
- She told me her motive for moving to the city.
- They want to find the motive for the crime.
Nomino
technical
B2
entity
2
Recurring theme in art/music
A short part of music or art that repeats and is important.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may confuse 'motive' with 'motif', which is the more common spelling for this artistic sense.
Visawe
theme (Broader term; may refer to longer or more complex ideas in art or music.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
musical motive
|recurring motive
|central motive
Mada
music
|art
|arts_entertainment
|education
Mifano
- The composer used a simple four-note motive throughout the symphony.
- A recurring floral motive appears in her paintings.
- The novel's central motive is the search for identity.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- The song has a short motive that repeats.
- There is a flower motive in the design.
- This story has a love motive that comes again and again.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
motive
IPA
GB/mˈoʊtɪv/
US/mˈoʊtɪv/
Silabi na mkazo
motive (silabi 1)
Stress on 1st syllable (motive)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: motive
- Plural: motives
Familia ya neno
Forms
motives
noun
Core family
Related words
motivator
noun
motivating
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
unmotivated
adjective
demotivate
verb
demotivating
adjective
Advanced or less common
motiveless
adjective
Semi
motive power
1/mˈoʊtɪv pˈaʊɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
Power that moves machinery
Energy or force that makes a machine or vehicle move.
Mifano
- Steam engines provided the motive power for early trains.
- Electricity is now the main source of motive power in factories.