Translation
movement, motion
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Word origin
From Old French movement, from movoir ('to move'), from Latin movere, with the noun suffix -ment from Latin -mentum. English 'movement' and 'motion' come from the same Latin verb.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- movere
- English cognates
- movement, motion, mobile
Grammar
Examples
brusque.
The injured man must make no sudden movement.
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She follows the movement of the crowd towards the exit.
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That artistic movement was born in the thirties.
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There is a lot of activity in the street this morning.
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The movement of the tides depends on the moon.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 16, lesson 3: mouvement, foi, transformer and 7 more words.