motive
/ˈməʊtɪv/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈməʊtɪv/
motive
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mo - tive -> motive
Myanmar meaning
Full entry
motive /'mǝƱtÇv / n ~ (for sth)
အကြောင်းရင်း။ စေ့ဆော်မှု။ ရည်ရွယ်ချက်။
The police could not establish a motive for the murder. ❍ question/be suspicious of sb's motives ❍ the profit motive (ie the desire to make a profit) ❍ She wondered if he had an ulterior motive in inviting her out. ❍ REASON n
adj လှုပ်ရှားစေသော။ ရွေ့လျားစေသော။
motive power (eg electricity, to operate machinery).
❏ motiveless adj အကြောင်းမဲ့။ an apparently motiveless crime.
More examples
- Her motive was a genuine desire to improve conditions.
- [motive for] : The motive for the attack is still unknown.
- [real/underlying/ulterior motive] : People thought he must have a ulterior motive for wanting to help.
- [question/suspect someone’s motives] : When he visited her at home again, she started to question his motives.
Synonyms
reason, cause, object, purpose, motivation, intention, drive, aim, antecedent, basis, consideration, design, determinant, emotion, end, feeling, grounds, idea, impulse, incentive, incitement, inducement, influence, inspiration, intent, kinetic, mainspring, occasion, passion, rationale, root, spring, spur, stimulus, thinking
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