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motivated

SayMOH-ti-vayt-idUS/ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt.ɪd/UK/ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪt.ɪd/

2 meanings of motivated

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Feeling eager and ready to work hard toward a goal.

    Like a car with a full tank, ready to go a long way.

    The whole team felt motivated after the coach's speech.

    She stayed motivated through months of difficult training.

    Similardriven, eager, enthusiastic, keen, ambitious

    Oppositeapathetic, unenthusiastic, indifferent

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  2. 2
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of motivate. Use this form when talking about something that already happened.

    The coach motivated the players before the final match.

    Her early success motivated her younger sister to try harder.

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motivated is a form of motivate

motivate, verb: To give someone a reason or a push to do something. Full entry

Forms
motivatemotivates he/she/itmotivating -ing formmotivated past tense, past participle
Spelling
motivate → motivated: add -d
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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