An incentive or reason for doing something.
Used in a Sentence
motivations
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for motivations.
Editorial note
His motivations seem to be a mix of simplifying his life and lowering the environmental impact.
Examples13
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
An incentive or reason for doing something.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of motivations gathered in one view.
Willingness of action especially in behavior.
Something which motivates.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for motivations.
noun
An incentive or reason for doing something.
noun
Willingness of action especially in behavior.
noun
Something which motivates.
noun
The action of motivating.
Example sentences
His motivations seem to be a mix of simplifying his life and lowering the environmental impact.
People will still act according to their own personal motivations and (presence or lack of) morals.
Each side of business has its own customers who have their own set of motivations.
It's one of the motivations behind our work on Panopticlick and Privacy Badger, for instance.
But...it's so dangblasted useful; throw some social/emotional motivations in there and a bunch of problems get solved well enough to tolerate the risk.
I find it strange, this claim that PhDs have more diverse and subtle motivations than members of drug gangs.
Would you mind posting a bit more about your motivations and thinking?
But I agree; it's hard to guess motivations behind the attack without more info.
I was not discussing the motivations of Google in regards to their users.
For BJ Penn, there were a lot of questions about his motivations, and by time it seemed like he was properly motivated, the sport had passed him by.
I can see a few motivations, but that one I don't get.
They constantly remind you that other people see you as an object to be manipulated, rather than as a person with its own individual motivations, thoughts, and opinions.
Quote examples
One: I accepted that some people around me ("that happened to be" female) were remarkably better than I am at understanding my motivations and predicting my behavior than I am.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use motivations in a sentence?
His motivations seem to be a mix of simplifying his life and lowering the environmental impact.
What does motivations mean?
An incentive or reason for doing something.
What part of speech is motivations?
motivations is commonly used as noun.