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انگریزی

motive

gb/mˈoʊtɪv/ us/mˈoʊtɪv/
B1 انگریزی
~ 3000
معانی
0 معانی
اسم B1 entity
1

Reason for an action

The reason why someone does something.

استعمال کا انداز: [someone]'s motive for [doing something]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'motive' with 'motivation'. 'Motive' is the specific reason for an action, while 'motivation' can mean general desire or willingness.
ہم معنی الفاظ
reason (More general term for why something is done; less often implies secrecy or suspicion.) | purpose (More formal or abstract term, often without negative connotation.)
متضاد الفاظ
disinterest (Lack of personal reason or stake in doing something.)
لفظی تراکیب
hidden motive |political motive |financial motive |question someone's motive |have a motive
موضوعات
emotions |crime |psychology |core_vocabulary |communication
مثالیں
  • 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • 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.
اسم technical B2 entity
2

Recurring theme in art/music

A short part of music or art that repeats and is important.

عام غلطی:
Learners may confuse 'motive' with 'motif', which is the more common spelling for this artistic sense.
ہم معنی الفاظ
theme (Broader term; may refer to longer or more complex ideas in art or music.)
لفظی تراکیب
musical motive |recurring motive |central motive
موضوعات
music |art |arts_entertainment |education
مثالیں
  • 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • 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.
گرامر
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motive
IPA
GB/mˈoʊtɪv/
US/mˈoʊtɪv/
ہجا بندی اور زور
motive (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (motive)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Noun
  • Base: motive
  • Plural: motives
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
motives noun
Core family
motivate verb B1 motivation noun B1 motivated adjective motivational adjective
Related words
motivator noun motivating adjective
Negative and opposite forms
unmotivated adjective demotivate verb demotivating adjective
Advanced or less common
motiveless adjective
عبارات

motive power

1
/mˈoʊtɪv pˈaʊɚ/
fixed phrase technical

Power that moves machinery

Energy or force that makes a machine or vehicle move.

مثالیں
  • Steam engines provided the motive power for early trains.
  • Electricity is now the main source of motive power in factories.
فہرست پر واپس جائیں
ہم تھرڈ پارٹی اشتہاری کوکیز یا کراس سائٹ ٹریکنگ پکسلز استعمال نہیں کرتے۔
ہم اپنی ایپ کو روانی سے چلانے، کارکردگی کا تجزیہ کرنے، اور آپ کے تجربے کو بہتر بنانے کے لیے کوکیز اور اسی طرح کی ٹیکنالوجیز استعمال کرتے ہیں۔
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