motivation

CEFRC1

/ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪ.ʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The reason or desire that makes someone act.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Something which motivates.

Examples

  • All right! Everybody around me is so encouraging I'm getting a rush of motivation.

  • What is the motivation behind this sudden change?

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • [ˈmoʊ.ɾə.veɪ.ʃn̩]
  • /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The action of motivating.

  2. Willingness of action especially in behavior.

  3. An incentive or reason for doing something.

More examples

In context

  • Without motivation, nothing can be achieved.

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

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

Her strong blank to succeed drove her to study every night for the exam.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From motive (verb) + -ation, probably after French motivation and German Motivation.