noun🔗ShareAn idea or communication that makes one want to act, especially from spiritual sources; a divine prompting."After praying for guidance, she felt motives nudging her to volunteer at the homeless shelter. "religiontheologysoulmindcommunicationmoralphilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn incentive to act in a particular way; a reason or emotion that makes one want to do something; anything that prompts a choice of action."Her motives for helping her classmate were purely altruistic; she simply wanted to be kind. "mindcharacterhumanemotionactionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA limb or other bodily organ that can move."Given the definition of "motives" as "A limb or other bodily organ that can move," here's a simple and clear example sentence: "The surgeon carefully examined the patient's motives to assess the extent of the paralysis." "bodyorgananatomyphysiologybiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSomething which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour."No-one could understand why she had hidden the shovel; her motives were obscure at best."mindguiltlawhumanactionpolicesocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA motif."The floral motives in her dress were repeated in the wallpaper, creating a coordinated look. "artstylecultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA motif; a theme or subject, especially one that is central to the work or often repeated."If you listen carefully, you can hear the flutes mimicking the cello motive."artliteraturestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
