motivated
Variant of motivate
motivate
Definition
mo·ti·vate (mōt′ə vāt′)
transitive verb motivated -·vat′ed, motivating -·vat′·ing
to provide with, or affect as, a motive or motives; incite or impel
Related Forms:
- motivation mo′·ti·va′·tion noun
- motivational mo′·ti·va′·tional adjective
- motivative mo′·ti·va′·tive adjective
- motivator mo′·ti·va′·tor noun
motivated
Usage Examples
Object
- self: Monitor your progress in order to keep your self motivated.
- 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 ).
motivated Quotes
Everything is decided bya person's thoughts and if he is ideologically motivated, there is nothing he cannot do. Kim Il Sung
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