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- 1. Creeping Tom Feb 3, 2013
- Detective Angie Flynn hunts down the killer of a well-liked science teacher.
- 2. Crimes of Passion Feb 10, 2013
- Detectives question the ex-boyfriend of a teenager killed in a hit-and-run.
- 3. Pushover Feb 17, 2013
- The murder of a limo driver leads detectives to a waitress who cons her prey to steal, lie and kill.
noun. something that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.; incentive. Synonyms: cause, ground, occasion, influence, spur, stimulus, incitement, motivation. the goal or object of a person's actions: Her motive was revenge. (in art, literature, and music) a motif.
noun [ C ] us / ˈmoʊ·t̬ɪv / Add to word list. a reason for doing something: Does he have a motive for lying about where he was? Judy moved to Florida because she likes it there, not for any ulterior motive (= secret reason). motivate. verb [ T ] us / ˈmoʊ·t̬əˌveɪt / She’s motivated by a desire to help people.
noun. /ˈməʊtɪv/ motive (for something) a reason for doing something. There seemed to be no motive for the murder. I'm suspicious of his motives. the profit motive (= the desire to make a profit) I have an ulterior motive in offering to help you. Synonyms reason. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
MOTIVE definition: 1. a reason for doing something: 2. (of power or force) causing movement or action 3. a reason for…. Learn more.
1 day ago · Definition of 'motive' Word Frequency. motive. (moʊtɪv ) Word forms: plural motives. countable noun. Your motive for doing something is your reason for doing it. Police have ruled out robbery as a motive for the killing. [ + for] ...the motives and objectives of British foreign policy.
n. 1. (Psychology) the reason for a certain course of action, whether conscious or unconscious. 2. (Art Terms) a variant of motif 2. adj. 3. of or causing motion or action: a motive force. 4. of or acting as a motive; motivating. vb ( tr) to motivate.
noun [ C ] uk / ˈməʊtɪv / us. Add to word list. B2. a reason for doing something: The police don't yet know the motive for the killing. (Definition of motive from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of motive. in Chinese (Traditional) 動機, (行動的)緣由, 目的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 动机, (行动的)缘由, 目的…