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I . motive [ˈməʊtıv] N

II . motive [ˈməʊtıv] ADJ

Usage examples with motives

with ulterior motives
别有用心地

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Motive 2 appears returning multiple times in measures 19, 21, 28, 31, and 33.
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Pua kumbu has various motives for which some are considered sacred.
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The motive force is applied through the rower's feet.
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The motive for such bidding is to keep the company's skilled labour employed, even if the project breaks even or makes a loss.
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Thus, even if black plays well, he may be unable to truly understand white's motives.
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Despite the slight, the men's popular acclaim continued to grow throughout the 19th century, although opinion on their motives and actions remained divided.
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The writer claims the motive for the pyrotechnics was to celebrate the group's return to civil life.
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The chief motive of the paragraph seems to be to bring certain women, of whom there were many, in the focus.
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Pinker identifies five historical forces that have favored our peaceable motives and have driven the multiple declines in violence.
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His motive was to get out of taking final exams.
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