motivated

/ˈmoʊtɪveɪtɪd/

adjective

  1. Having a strong reason or desire to do something, especially to achieve a goal.

    B1

    motivated to do something; motivated by something

    • "She is highly motivated to improve her English."B1
    • "The team stayed motivated despite several setbacks."B2
    • "He is motivated by a desire to make a positive contribution to society."C1

verb

  1. Past tense and past participle of motivate: caused someone to want to do something or work harder.

    B1

    transitive; motivate someone to do something

    • "The teacher motivated us to study harder."B1
    • "The possibility of promotion motivated her to take on more responsibility."B2
    • "The coach motivated the team to give their best performance."B1
    • "Her success story motivated many young entrepreneurs."B2

Common mistakes

  • motivated for do something→motivated to do something

    Use to plus the base verb after motivated when describing an action.

Collocations

highly motivatedself-motivatedmotivated to succeedmotivated by moneymotivated workforcemotivated employee

Word family

motivatemotivationmotivatingmotivator