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motivate

motivate

Meaning of motivate

encourage action

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British English/ˈməʊtɪveɪt/
American English/tu ˈmoʊtɪveɪt/
Russian transcription[mətʲɪvʲɪˈrovatʲ]
motivate
motivate - мотивировать
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motivate with Russian translation

motivate usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Хороший тренер может мотивировать всю команду.

A good coach can motivate the whole team.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Небольшие поощрения помогают мотивировать людей завершать задачи.

Small rewards motivate people to finish tasks.

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motivate belongs to the topic "Teamwork". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

motivateмотивировать
childребёнок
studentстудент
examэкзамен
homeworkдомашняя работа
gradeоценка
onlineонлайн

motivate synonyms

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What's the difference between motivate / encourage / inspire / prompt / spur on / persuade

🇬🇧English
motivate

to provide someone with a reason or enthusiasm to act or work

B2Very Often

A good leader motivates their team by setting clear goals and recognising progress.

Хороший руководитель мотивирует команду, ставя ясные цели и отмечая прогресс.

🇬🇧English

to give support, confidence or hope to someone; to urge on gently

B2Very Often

Her manager encouraged her to take on the new responsibility.

Её начальник подбодрил/поощрил её взять на себя новую ответственность.

🇬🇧English

to fill someone with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially creative or noble acts

B2Very Often

Her speech inspired the volunteers to keep working despite setbacks.

Её речь вдохновила волонтёров продолжать работать, несмотря на неудачи.

🇬🇧English

to cause someone to take a course of action immediately or to give a cue

B2Often

The coach's question prompted the player to try a different tactic.

Вопрос тренера побудил игрока попробовать другую тактику.

S
🇬🇧English
spur on

to urge someone to continue or to act with greater effort

B2Often

Shouts from the crowd spurred the runners on in the final metres.

Крики толпы подстёгивали бегунов в последние метры.

🇬🇧English

to cause someone to believe or do something by reasoning or argument

B2Very Often

He persuaded the team to adopt a different approach by outlining the benefits.

Он убедил команду принять другой подход, объяснив преимущества.

I
🇬🇧English
incentivize

to provide incentives (often financial) to encourage a behaviour

B2Rarely

The company incentivized sales staff with bonuses for top performers.

Компания стимулировала продавцов бонусами для лучших сотрудников.

S
🇬🇧English
stimulate

to encourage activity or increase interest, sometimes in an economic or physiological sense

B2Often

The training program is designed to stimulate employees' professional development.

Программа обучения разработана, чтобы стимулировать профессиональное развитие сотрудников.

🇬🇧English

to push or compel someone or something to act; also a noun meaning internal force or ambition

B2Very Often

A desire for success drives many entrepreneurs to work long hours.

Желание добиться успеха побуждает многих предпринимателей работать долгие часы.

G
🇬🇧English
galvanize

to shock or excite people into taking action, often suddenly and collectively

B2Rarely

The speech galvanized the community to volunteer for the relief effort.

Речь встряхнула сообщество и побудила людей записаться в волонтеры для помощи пострадавшим.

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motivate translation: мотивировать. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce motivate

/ˈməʊtɪveɪt/

motivate translation

мотивировать

motivate examples

A good coach can motivate the whole team.

motivate transcription

/ˈməʊtɪveɪt/, /tu ˈmoʊtɪveɪt/

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motivate meaning: what does it mean?

encourage action

motivate pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

motivate is pronounced as /ˈməʊtɪveɪt/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

motivate definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

A good coach can motivate the whole team. Translation: Хороший тренер может мотивировать всю команду.

Is motivate part of Teamwork vocabulary?

Yes, motivate (мотивировать) can be learned in the Teamwork topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is motivate part of Study and Work vocabulary?

Yes, motivate (мотивировать) can be learned in the Study and Work topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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