"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
  • This is so even if there is no improper motive or purpose, and no personal advantage to the director.
  • He said the Court's precedents held that "a legitimate state statute should not be struck down on allegations of improper motive."
  • The United States attorney purge appears to have been prompted by an array of improper political motives.
  • President Clinton has also said there were no improper motives behind the help his friends gave to Mr. Hubbell.
  • "But it's not from some improper motive not to keep people there more than 24 hours."
  • It may not be possible to establish good faith if the main reason for disclosure is an improper motive.
  • Other men may have improper motives, but I do not.
  • Once you start believing that everything is political, he said, you see improper motives everywhere.
  • An improper and dominant motive would have to be shown for revealing matters which would normally be in the public interest.
  • Anyone with an improper motive for donating would most likely be turned away.
3. bad motive = zły motyw bad motive
4. dark motive = mroczny motyw dark motive
5. evil motive = zły motyw evil motive
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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