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motivar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • drive verb To operate and steer a motor vehicle.
  • encourage verb To give someone confidence, support, or hope.
  • motivate verb To give someone a reason or incentive to act; to inspire them into action.
  • spur noun A spiked device worn on a rider's boot heel to urge a horse forward.
  • work noun A job or occupation; the activity someone does to earn a living.

Senses

motivar is used for these senses in English:

  • drive (transitive) To motivate; to provide an incentive for.
  • encourage To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
  • motivate (transitive) To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage; to actuate.
  • spur (transitive) To urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object
  • work (law) To cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.

drive — full definition

  1. verb To operate and steer a motor vehicle.
  2. verb To motivate, push, or compel someone or something toward an outcome.
  3. noun A journey made in a vehicle.
  4. noun Strong motivation or determination to achieve something.
  5. noun A device used to store and retrieve computer data.

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