"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
2. similar motive = podobny motyw similar motive
3. mixed motive = zróżnicowany motyw mixed motive
  • From mixed motives, if she knew them.
  • No, I think it more likely that they were doing this for mixed motives.
  • It is on such mixed motives and uncertain optimism that the economy is riding.
  • Scholars say the crackdown arises from mixed motives.
  • There is no place for mixed motives.
  • She is also determined, from very mixed motives, to sabotage the young man's relationship with the Japanese woman with whom he has set up house.
  • Yet on the subject of mixed motives, business ethicists have for the most part been unhelpfully silent.
  • They had enlisted with mixed motives: to serve King and Empire, to have an adventure, to see the world, to do the right thing.
  • It seems to be from mixed motives.
  • Cases of mixed motive are common enough in individuals, and it is obvious that a combination of persons may have more than one purpose.
(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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