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------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] motive[English Plural] motives[Swahili Word] azima[Swahili Plural] maazima[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] motive[English Plural] motives[Swahili Word] azimio[Swahili Plural] maazimio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] motive[English Plural] motives[Swahili Word] chanzo[Swahili Plural] vyanzo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] anza[English Example] a yearning of many days for which he thought a motive had become available[Swahili Example] ashiki ya siku nyingi ambayo sasa alidhani chanzo chake kimepatikana [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] motive[English Plural] motives[Swahili Word] hoja[Swahili Plural] hoja[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] haja[Swahili Example] hapana hoja; una hoja------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] motive[English Plural] motives[Swahili Word] kiini[Swahili Plural] viini[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] ini[English Example] I pray we be informed of the motive for our pageant[Swahili Example] mie naomba tujulishwe basi kiini cha tamasha letu [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] motive[Swahili Word] matilaba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] motive[English Plural] motives[Swahili Word] hoja[Swahili Plural] mahoja[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ulterior motive (but not necessarily bad)[English Plural] ulterior motives[Swahili Word] maarubu[Swahili Plural] maarubu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6/6[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------
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motive — ► NOUN 1) a factor inducing a person to act in a particular way. 2) a motif. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ producing physical or mechanical motion. DERIVATIVES motiveless adjective. ORIGIN Latin motivus, from movere to move … English terms dictionary
motive — mo·tive n [Anglo French motif, from Middle French motif adjective, moving, from Medieval Latin motivus, from Latin motus, past participle of movēre to move]: something (as a need or desire) that causes a person to act ◇ In criminal law, motive is … Law dictionary
motive — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hidden, ulterior ▪ good, strong ▪ I d say he had a very strong motive for wanting her dead. ▪ altruistic, high … Collocations dictionary
motive — noun 1》 a reason for doing something. 2》 a motif. adjective 1》 producing physical or mechanical motion. 2》 acting as a motive. Derivatives motiveless adjective motivelessly adverb motivelessness noun Origin ME: from OFr. motif, from late L.… … English new terms dictionary
motive power — noun Date: 1775 1. an agency (as water or steam) used to impart motion especially to machinery 2. something (as a locomotive or a motor) that provides motive power to a system … New Collegiate Dictionary
motive power — noun The power that enables something to move; also used in a figurative sense. , Using electricity as motive power for railroads will do away with fuel trains, tenders, coal handling, water, and all that. Syn: locomotion, motivity … Wiktionary
motive power — ► NOUN ▪ the energy used to drive machinery … English terms dictionary
motive power — noun the power or ability to move • Syn: ↑locomotion, ↑motivity • Derivationally related forms: ↑motive (for: ↑motivity), ↑locomotive (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
motive power — noun 1》 the energy (in the form of steam, electricity, etc.) used to drive machinery. 2》 the locomotives of a railway system collectively … English new terms dictionary
motive — noun Syn: reason, motivation, motivating force, rationale, grounds, cause, basis … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
motive — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French motif, motive, from motif, adjective, moving, from Medieval Latin motivus, from Latin motus, past participle of movēre to move Date: 15th century 1. something (as a need or desire) that causes… … New Collegiate Dictionary
