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Meaning of Motivation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪ.ʃən

Definitions

  1. Willingness of action especially in behavior.
  2. motivation (willingness of action especially in behavior)
  3. something that makes a person choose to act in a particular way; a reason. What was his motive for murdering the old lady? motief دافِع، حافِز мотив motivo motiv das Motiv motiv; bevæggrund κίνητρο, ελατήριοmotivo motiiv انگيزه motiivi motifמניע प्रयोजन motiv indíték motif tilefni motivo 動機 (행위의) 동기 motyvas, akstinas motīvs; iemesls motif beweegredenmotiv, begrunnelsemotyw دليل motivo motiv повод; мотив motív nagib motiv motiv แรงจูงใจ neden, sebep, dürtü 動機 мотив, привід مقصد động cơ 动机
  4. The action of motivating.
  5. to cause to act in a particular way. He was motivated by jealousy. motiveer يُحَفِّز мотивирам motivar podnítit anregen motivere ωθώ, παρακινώmotivar ajendama تحريک کردن motivoida pousser לְהָנִיע प्रेरित करना motivirati motivál mendorong hvetja, kveikja löngun/áhuga motivare 動機づける 동기를 부여하다 skatinti motivēt; rosināt bermotivasi drijven, aanzettenmotiveremotywować تحريك كول motivar a împinge, a motiva побуждать podnietiť spodbuditi motivisati motivera กระตุ้น sebep olmak, güdülemek 激發 спонукат...
  6. Something which motivates.
  7. motivering إثارَه، تَشْويق، تَحْفيز، حَفْز мотивация motivação motivace die Motivierung motivation κίνητρο, παρακίνησηmotivación motivatsioon محرک motivaatio motivationמוטיבציה, הנעה प्रेरण motivacija indok(lás), motiváció motivasi áhugi; ástæða, hvöt motivazione 動機づけ 동기 부여 motyvacija, stimulas motivācija; stimuls motivasi motiveringmotivasjonmotywacja انګيزه motivação motivaţie побуждение motivácia motivacija; utemeljitev motivacija motivering, motivation แรงบันดาลใจ motivasyon, güdülenme 動機...
  8. An incentive or reason for doing something.
  9. motivación, estimulación externa.
  10. A research rating that measures how the rational and emotional elements of a commercial affect consumer intention to consider, visit, or buy something.
  11. The act or process of motivating: the coach's effective motivation of her players.
  12. Something that motivates; an inducement, reason, or goal: "If your primary motivation in life is to be moral, you don't become an artist" (Mary Gordon).
  13. the act or an instance of motivating
  14. desire to do; interest or drive
  15. incentive or inducement
  16. (Psychology) psychol the process that arouses, sustains and regulates human and animal behaviour
    psychol

Equivalents

العربية الحافز دافع
Azərbaycanca motivasiya
Català motivació
Čeština motivace
Ελληνικά κίνητρο προθυμία
Esperanto motivo
Español motivación
Suomi motivaatio
Français Motivation
Gaeilge siocair spreagadh
עברית מוטיבציה
हिन्दी प्रेरणा
Bahasa Indonesia motivasi
Italiano motivazione
ქართული მოტივაცია
Қазақша ынта
한국어 동기
Kurdî motîvasyon
Македонски мотивација
Nederlands motivatie
Polski motywacja
Português motivação motivo
Română motivare motivație
Русский мотивация
Српски мотивација
Svenska motivation
Türkçe güdü motivasyon
Українська мотивація

Examples

“The motivation scores showed that 65% of people wanted to visit our website to learn more about the offer after watching the commercial.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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