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"motive" is the third person singular imperative of the verb motivar. View conjugation.

motive

motive
[ˈməʊtɪv]
sustantivo
1motivo (m) razón (f) (reason); móvil (m) (Law)
adjetivo
también:
  • motive force -> fuerza (f) motriz

motive [mou-tiv]
adjetivo
1Motor, motriz, que mueve o tiene eficacia o virtud para mover.
sustantivo
2Motivo, causa o razón que mueve a hacer alguna cosa; aguijón, estímulo.
3Idea, concepción predominante; sujeto, tema, designio; motivo músico.

motive [ˈməʊtɪv]
noun
motivo; (m) (for crime) móvil; (m)
what can his motive have been? ¿qué motivos habrá tenido?; my motives were of the purest lo hice con la mejor intención
adjective
motor fem: motora/motriz; (fem: motora/motriz)
modifier
motive power (n) fuerza motriz; (f)

Verb Conjugation for "motive"

Imperative
  • motive
  • you motive
  • he/she motives
  • we motive
  • you motive
  • they motive
Preterite
  • I motived
  • you motived
  • he/she motived
  • we motived
  • you motived
  • they motived
Present Continuous
  • I am motiving
  • you are motiving
  • he/she is motiving
  • we are motiving
  • you are motiving
  • they are motiving
Present Perfect
  • I have motived
  • you have motived
  • he/she has motived
  • we have motived
  • you have motived
  • they have motived
Past Continuous
  • I was motiving
  • you were motiving
  • he/she was motiving
  • we were motiving
  • you were motiving
  • they were motiving
Past Perfect
  • I had motived
  • you had motived
  • he/she had motived
  • we had motived
  • you had motived
  • they had motived
Future
  • I will motive
  • you will motive
  • he/she will motive
  • we will motive
  • you will motive
  • they will motive
Future Perfect
  • I will have motived
  • you will have motived
  • he/she will have motived
  • we will have motived
  • you will have motived
  • they will have motived
Future Continuous
  • I will be motiving
  • you will be motiving
  • he/she will be motiving
  • we will be motiving
  • you will be motiving
  • they will be motiving
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been motiving
  • you have been motiving
  • he/she has been motiving
  • we have been motiving
  • you have been motiving
  • they have been motiving
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been motiving
  • you will have been motiving
  • he/she will have been motiving
  • we will have been motiving
  • you will have been motiving
  • they will have been motiving
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been motiving
  • you had been motiving
  • he/she had been motiving
  • we had been motiving
  • you had been motiving
  • they had been motiving

motivar
transitive verb
1to motivate (impulsar); to cause (causar)

motivar [mo-te-var’]
article & verb transitive
1To give a reason for anything, to assign a motive (causar).
2To explain (explicar).

motivar
verbo:transitivo
1 (estimular) to motivate
los estudios ya no la motivan she is no longer motivated by her studies
2 (causar) to cause
un retraso motivado por circunstancias ajenas a su voluntad a delay caused by circumstances beyond his control
3 (explicar) to justify; explain
motivó su decisión con razonamientos muy válidos she had some very sound reasons to justify her decision

Verb Conjugation for "motivar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo motivo motivé motivaba motivaré motive
motivas motivaste motivabas motivarás motives
Ella/Él/Usted motiva motivó motivaba motivará motive
Nosotros motivamos motivamos motivábamos motivaremos motivemos
Vosotros motiváis motivasteis motivabais motivaréis motivéis
Ellos/Ustedes motivan motivaron motivaban motivarán motiven
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