(obsolete) An idea or communication that makes one want to act, especially from spiritual sources; a divine prompting.
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An incentive to act in a particular way; a reason or emotion that makes one want to do something; anything that prompts a choice of action.
What would his motive be for burning down the cottage?
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(obsolete, rare) A limb or other bodily organ that can move.
No-one could understand why she had hidden the shovel; her motives were obscure at best.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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