"motive" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

motive sustantivo

sustantivo + motive

Kolokacji: 3

profit motive • revenge motive • base motive

motive + verbo

Kolokacji: 13

motive appears • motive seems • motive includes • motive varies • motive prompts • ...

verbo + motive

Kolokacji: 14

question one's motives • understand one's motives • explain one's motives • see motives • reveal one's motives • ...

adjetivo + motive

Kolokacji: 93

ulterior motive • political motive • possible motive • real motive • true motive • ...

colocaciones frecuentes

Kolokacji: 11

collocations grouped by meanings

Grup znaczeniowych: 29

(1) ulterior, hidden, secret

Kolokacji: 3

1. ulterior motive = ukryty motyw ulterior motive

2. hidden motive = ukryty motyw hidden motive

If she had some hidden motive, I would've sensed it.
He also kept his eyes fixed on the other's face, once more watching for any signs of hidden motives.
His eyes were on her face, searching for hidden motives.
He began to think that everybody in the room was watching with some hidden motive.
Meredith was surprised he always had to look for a hidden motive.
- and I hope your kindness has no hidden motive.
Hence, I did not take these laments at their face value and looked for some hidden motive behind them.
And there was another hidden motive surfacing in this instant of truth.
The Shadow saw some hidden motive behind that practice.
Corrigan had no hidden motives that he was aware of.

3. secret motive = tajny motyw secret motive

(2) political, real, true, good, sexual, ...

Kolokacji: 11

(3) possible, probable, potential, conceivable

Kolokacji: 4

(4) strong, powerful, compelling

Kolokacji: 3

(5) main, primary, principal, important

Kolokacji: 4

(6) personal, deep

Kolokacji: 2

(7) only, sole

Kolokacji: 2

(8) apparent, obvious, dominant

Kolokacji: 3

(9) different, similar, mixed

Kolokacji: 3

(10) selfish, altruistic, self-serving

Kolokacji: 3

(11) religious, clear, pure, complex

Kolokacji: 4

(12) sinister, improper, dark, bad, evil, ...

Kolokacji: 7

(13) economic, financial

Kolokacji: 2

(14) prime, original, American, best

Kolokacji: 4

(15) human, social, humanitarian

Kolokacji: 3

(16) high, noble, lofty

Kolokacji: 3

(17) racial, racist

Kolokacji: 2

(18) commercial, mercenary

Kolokacji: 2

(19) plausible, twisted

Kolokacji: 2

(20) psychological, rational

Kolokacji: 2

(21) exact, specific, precise, particular

Kolokacji: 4

(22) common, usual, single, individual

Kolokacji: 4

(23) unconscious, self-interested

Kolokacji: 2

(24) major, secondary, petty

Kolokacji: 3

(25) alleged, questionable, dubious

Kolokacji: 3

(26) known, unknown

Kolokacji: 2

(27) ultimate, immediate

Kolokacji: 2

(28) underlying, basic

Kolokacji: 2

(29) melodic, rhythmic

Kolokacji: 2

preposición + motive

Kolokacji: 13

of one's motives • about one's motives • on one's motives • with motives • for motives • ...

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