Motivate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

give an incentive for action

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈoʊɾᵻvˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈəʊtɪvˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈəʊtɪvˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈoʊɾᵻvˌeɪt/.

Examples

This moved me to sacrifice my career

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

prompt actuate propel move incite

Parts of Speech

verb	give an incentive for action “This moved me to sacrifice my career”

Word Forms

motivative	adjective	impelling to action; - Arthur Pap
motivation	noun	the condition of being motivated
motive	noun	the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
motivator	noun	a positive motivational influence
act	noun	something that people do or cause to happen
propulsion	noun	the act of propelling
incitement	noun	needed encouragement
incitation	noun	something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

motivieren

einen Anreiz zum Handeln geben

🇫🇷French

motiver

inciter à l'action

🇪🇸Spanish

motivar

dar un incentivo para la acción

🇮🇹Italian

motivare

dare uno stimolo all’azione

🇳🇱Dutch

motiveren

een aanzet geven tot actie

🇵🇹Portuguese

motivar

dar um incentivo para a ação

🇷🇺Russian

мотивировать

дать стимул к действию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उत्साह करना

कार्रवाई के लिए प्रोत्साहन दें

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুপ্রাণিত করা

কর্মের জন্য একটি উত্সাহ দিন

🇮🇳Tamil

ஊக்குவிக்கும்

செயலுக்கான ஊக்கத்தை கொடுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రేరేపిస్తాయి

చర్య కోసం ఒక ప్రోత్సాహాన్ని ఇవ్వండి

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रेरित करणे

कारवाईसाठी प्रोत्साहन द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રોત્સાહિત કરો

ક્રિયા માટે પ્રોત્સાહન આપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರೇರೇಪಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

ಕ್ರಿಯೆಗೆ ಪ್ರೋತ್ಸಾಹ ನೀಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രചോദിപ്പിക്കുക

പ്രവർത്തനത്തിന് ഒരു പ്രോത്സാഹനം നൽകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰੇਰਿਤ ਕਰੋ

ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਣਾ ਦਿਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

حوصلہ افزائی

کارروائی کے لئے حوصلہ افزائی کریں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

激励

给予行动激励

🇯🇵Japanese

やる気を起こさせる

行動へのインセンティブを与える

🇰🇷Korean

동기를 부여하다

행동에 대한 동기를 부여하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

động viên

tạo động lực cho hành động

🇹🇭Thai

กระตุ้น

ให้แรงจูงใจในการดำเนินการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mendorong

memberikan insentif untuk bertindak

🇵🇭Filipino

mag-udyok

magbigay ng insentibo para sa pagkilos

🇲🇾Malay

memotivasikan

memberi insentif untuk bertindak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تحفيز

إعطاء حافز للعمل

🇮🇷Persian

ایجاد انگیزه

انگیزه ای برای اقدام ایجاد کند

🇹🇷Turkish

motive etmek

eylem için teşvik vermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַנִיעַ

לתת תמריץ לפעולה

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