# motivated

Pronunciation: say "MOH-ti-vayt-id" US /ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt.ɪd/, UK /ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪt.ɪd/

## Adjective

1. Full of drive and enthusiasm, particularly for pursuing a goal.
   - Simple: Feeling eager and ready to work hard toward a goal.
   - _New employees often arrive highly motivated and full of ideas._
   - _A motivated student will seek out extra reading without being told._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of motivate. — simple past and past participle of motivate
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of motivate. Use this form when talking about something that already happened.
   - _The new policy motivated employees to improve their performance._
   - _She has motivated countless students over her long career._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/motivated (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).