motivate

motivate
transitive verb
motivieren
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[-veit]
verb (to cause to act in a particular way: He was motivated by jealousy.) anregen
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mo·ti·vate
[ˈməʊtɪveɪt, AM ˈmoʊt̬ə-]
vt
1. (provide with motive)
▪ to \motivate sb jds Verhalten [o Handlungsweise] begründen
what \motivates Derek is pure greed was Dereks Verhalten zugrunde liegt, ist reine Gier
they are \motivated by a desire to help people ihre Handlungsweise wird von dem Wunsch bestimmt, anderen zu helfen
▪ to \motivate sth behaviour, decision etw begründen, etw akk als Beweggrund dienen, für etw dat innerer Anlass sein
what \motivated their sudden change of heart? was war der innere Anlass für ihren plötzlichen Sinneswandel?
I don't quite understand what \motivates the actions of such people ich kann die Beweggründe für die Handlungsweise dieser Leute nicht ganz nachvollziehen
2. (arouse interest)
▪ to \motivate sb jdn anregen [o anspornen] [o motivieren]
▪ to \motivate sb to do sth jdn dazu bewegen [o veranlassen], etw zu tun
they \motivated the children to learn more sie bewegten die Kinder dazu weiterzulernen
my biology teacher \motivated me to go for a career in medicine meine Biologielehrerin motivierte mich zu einer medizinischen Laufbahn
motivating force treibende Kraft
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['məʊtIveɪt]
vt
motivieren
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motivate [ˈməʊtıveıt] v/t
1. motivieren, begründen
2. anregen, hervorrufen
3. jemanden motivieren, anspornen:
he always needs sth to motivate him er braucht immer eine Motivation
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transitive verb
motivieren
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v.
anregen v.
motivieren v.

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