motivation
IPA: moʊtʌvˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- Willingness of action especially in behavior.
- The action of motivating.
- Something which motivates.
- An incentive or reason for doing something.
- (advertising) A research rating that measures how the rational and emotional elements of a commercial affect consumer intention to consider, visit, or buy something.
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Examples of "motivation" in Sentences
- His main motivation is to be a great teammate and to win.
- Their main motivation is self-protection, second target shooting.
- Their main motivation is fear, so the certainty of getting their butt kicked is a strong motivator to behave.
- While she mostly works with high school students who are motivated by grades, my motivation is to be able to talk to the plumber, roofer, and my neighbors.
- I think an honest observer has to conclude the Brights's main motivation is their fear and loathing of the idea of a personal God, especially the one of Judeo-Christian vintage.
- Also, Clint and Morgan begin their journey in the film as the result of a prostitute's being cut up, and their motivation is at least somewhat informed by a sense of righting the wrong done to her ... a sense of compassion.
- I'm still unsure about this one; it could turn out really cool, or an absolute disaster ... my main motivation is that i don't wanna spend money on a haircut. decisions, decisions purchase any of the following: Kindle, iPod Touch, or MacBook
- Alsop explained: "For me, the main motivation is to get beyond the image of Beethoven as this disembodied bust, to give people insight into this man who lives upstairs or next door, who writes this incredible music, but is such a tortured soul."
- My main motivation is to learn the language of my husband so I can speak into his heart in his own language (we usually speak to each other in our second language – English - and it can be frustrating sometimes because of the misunderstandings) and since we are planning to start a family soon, we want our children to be trilingual too.
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