motivate - use in sentences

Object

  • learner: We know from our survey work that ICT is both a valuable means to motivate learners and, of course, to transmit skills.
  • workforce: You will achieve investment in a diverse enabled and motivated workforce.
  • pupil: The mobile phones have motivated the pupils who have used the phones to write a rolling story where each pupil adds a few words.

Subject

  • self-interest: This simple fact is totally at odds with the economists ' view of human beings motivated primarily by greedy self-interest.
  • malice: It would be naive to think that occasionally some Police Officers were not motivated by malice.
  • greed: These dealers are motivated by greed, or fanaticism, or both.
  • desire: Many research students are mainly motivated by the desire to study their subject in greater depth, regardless of future career plans.
  • compassion: He was full of compassion Most of the miracles Jesus did were motivated by compassion, as we have seen ( Study 1 ).

Infinitive complement

  • quit: We are here to help smokers who are motivated to quit to realize these benefits.
  • succeed: A pivotal role within the service team you will be dedicated and self motivated to succeed.

Modifying Another Word

  • racially: There is a worrying trend of increased numbers of racially motivated attacks in the UK.

Preposition: by

  • self-interest: This simple fact is totally at odds with the economists ' view of human beings motivated primarily by greedy self-interest.
  • malice: It would be naive to think that occasionally some Police Officers were not motivated by malice.
  • greed: These dealers are motivated by greed, or fanaticism, or both.
  • desire: Many research students are mainly motivated by the desire to study their subject in greater depth, regardless of future career plans.
  • compassion: He was full of compassion Most of the miracles Jesus did were motivated by compassion, as we have seen ( Study 1 ).

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