"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

(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

1. exact motive = dokładny motyw exact motive

2. specific motive = określony motyw specific motive

3. particular motive = szczególny motyw particular motive

And while he himself disavowed any particular artistic motives, there is in his best work genuine artistry.
"We haven't zeroed in on any one particular motive," he said.
"I can't see any particular ulterior motive in their action," he said.
The presence of a particular motive can only be inferred by working backwards from the behaviour itself.
So you really had no particular motive in going to America?
On the contrary, I had a very particular motive.
We must separate this issue from the debate relating to any particular motive.
A definite action inevitably results when a particular motive influences a person's given, unchangeable character.
On war and its just motives, general and particular.
We have to be careful about attributing particular motives to the Simpson jurors.

4. precise motive = dokładny motyw precise motive

(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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