"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 • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 29
(1) ulterior, hidden, secret
Kolokacji: 3
(4) strong, powerful, compelling
Kolokacji: 3
(6) personal, deep
Kolokacji: 2
(7) only, sole
Kolokacji: 2
(8) apparent, obvious, dominant
Kolokacji: 3
(9) different, similar, mixed
Kolokacji: 3
1. sinister motive = złowieszczy motyw sinister motive
2. improper motive = niewłaściwy motyw improper motive
3. bad motive = zły motyw bad motive
4. dark motive = mroczny motyw dark motive
5. evil motive = zły motyw evil motive
  • Jubal, I promise to keep secrets only through evil motives, my own.
  • Lin Biao had been trying to flee to the Soviet Union when his evil motives were discovered.
  • We're guarding against the enemy's evil motives.
  • The unbelievers at the time were impelled to rebel by various evil motives.
  • "But it was not one that reflected evil motives or a fundamental misunderstanding of constitutional law."
  • Gauri is successful in exposing Nikhila's evil motives.
  • She said in an interview that the quality of judgment during the crisis was the real issue and that one need not impute evil motives to find fault.
  • Dr Ram now realises that his past misfortune was a result of the evil motives of some antagonists of the nation.
  • By offering her milk, Putana had performed "the supreme act of maternal devotion", in the shadow of her evil motives.
  • Ford argued that 3294 required an "evil motive," or an intent to injure the person harmed.
6. unworthy motive = niegodny motyw unworthy motive
7. malicious motive = złośliwy motyw malicious motive
(13) economic, financial
Kolokacji: 2
(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
(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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