Meaning Of The Word Motive

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What's The Definition Of Motive?

-motive in American English
moving, of motion
combining form: a combining form of motive

motive
countable noun: Your motive for doing something is your reason for doing it.

motive in American English
of, causing, or tending to cause motion
some inner drive, impulse, intention, etc. that causes a person to do something or act in a certain way; incentive; goal
to supply a motive for; motivate
adjective: causing, or tending to cause, motion
noun: something that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.; incentive
transitive verb: to motivate

motive in British English
noun: the reason for a certain course of action, whether conscious or unconscious

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