/ˈməʊtɪv/
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Translation
The reason why a person does something, often a reason that is kept hidden.
Word origin
From Latin motivus, meaning moving or causing movement, from movere, to move.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- movere
- English cognates
- move, motion, motor
Grammar
Gender
Pluralmotives
Examples
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A motive is the reason why someone did something.
lying?
This asks for the hidden reason behind the lie.
: .
The motive is the wish that made him act.
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