{
    "term": "motivate",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "motivate",
            "heSheIt": "motivates"
        },
        "pastSimple": "motivated",
        "pastParticiple": "motivated",
        "ingForm": "motivating"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to be the reason why somebody does something or behaves in a particular way",
            "sensetop": "motivate somebody (to do something)be motivated by something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "What motivates people to carry out such attacks?",
                    "contextForm": "motivate somebody (to do something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is motivated entirely by self-interest.",
                    "contextForm": "be motivated by something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was motivated to join the union because he objected to the new contract."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We created the conditions whereby the child is motivated to speak."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to make somebody want to do something, especially something that involves hard work and effort",
            "sensetop": "motivate somebodymotivate somebody to do something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's very good at motivating her students.",
                    "contextForm": "motivate somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His greatest quality is the way he motivates his team."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The plan is designed to motivate employees to work more efficiently.",
                    "contextForm": "motivate somebody to do something"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Personal qualities"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to give reasons for something that you have stated",
            "sensetop": "motivate something",
            "labels": "(South African English, formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Please motivate your answer to question 5."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈməʊtɪveɪt/",
                "audio": "mo/motivate/motivate__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈməʊtɪveɪts/",
                "audio": "mo/motivate/motivates__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈməʊtɪveɪtɪd/",
                "audio": "mo/motivate/motivated__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈməʊtɪveɪtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "mo/motivate/motivating__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈməʊtɪveɪt/",
                "audio": "mo/motivate/motivate__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈməʊtɪveɪts/",
                "audio": "mo/motivate/motivates__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈməʊtɪveɪtɪd/",
                "audio": "mo/motivate/motivated__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈməʊtɪveɪtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "mo/motivate/motivating__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}