motivating

/ˈmoʊtɪveɪtɪŋ/

adjective

  1. Making someone want to do something, especially by giving them confidence, interest, or a reason to act.

    B1
    • "Our teacher is very motivating."A2
    • "The coach gave a motivating speech before the final match."B1
    • "The challenging project was motivating for the team, pushing them to work harder."B2

verb

  1. Present participle of motivate: encouraging someone to act or work harder.

    B1

    transitive

    • "She is motivating the team to work harder."B1
    • "The possibility of promotion is motivating employees to improve their performance."B2

Common mistakes

  • I am motivating by the speech.→I am motivated by the speech.

    Motivating describes something that gives motivation; motivated describes the person who feels it.

Collocations

motivating speechmotivating factormotivating forcemotivating environmentmotivating story

Word family

motivatemotivatedmotivationmotivator