1. WOW motive Definition: something that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.; incentive.Definition: something that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.; incentive.

2. origin from Old French motif "will, drive, motivation,”from Old French motif "will, drive, motivation,” from Medieval Latin motivus "moving, impelling,"from Medieval Latin motivus "moving, impelling," from Latin motus "a moving, motion,"from Latin motus "a moving, motion," past participle of movere "to move"past participle of movere "to move" See: move (v.)). Meaning "that which inwardly moves a person to behave a certain way”See: move (v.)). Meaning "that which inwardly moves a person to behave a certain way” is from early 15c. is from early 15c.

3. synonym CauseCause Why did he do that?Why did he do that?

4. sentence Crime scene investigators need to figure out a suspect’s motive for committing the crime.Crime scene investigators need to figure out a suspect’s motive for committing the crime.

5. Related words * motivation, incitement, stimulus, spur; influence, occasion, ground, cause. * motivation, incitement, stimulus, spur; influence, occasion, ground, cause.

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9. There’s a motive to everyone’s behavior.