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# motivating

verb form (present participle of motivate: motivate, motivates, motivated, motivating); adjective (motivating)

«motivating» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Making someone want to do something or try hard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motivating/#m1)
2. (adjective) Giving you energy and the wish to work or keep going. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motivating/#m2)
3. Being the reason behind something, as in "the motivating idea". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motivating/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used at school and in sport about what helps you try hard: stars, praise, goals, a good coach. In stories it explains why a character acts. Phrases: "motivating factor", "find it motivating", "motivating yourself".

### Examples

- The coach is great at motivating the team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motivating/#x1)
- I find sticker charts really motivating. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motivating/#x2)
- Motivating yourself to do homework on a sunny day is hard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motivating/#x3)
- Her speech was so motivating that we all signed up to help. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motivating/#x4)
- Money was the motivating factor for the thief. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motivating/#x5)
- Seeing my progress on the chart is motivating. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motivating/#x6)
- Our teacher is good at motivating children who find maths hard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motivating/#x7)

### Note

Spelling: drop the "e" of "motivate" before -ing (motivating). Related: "motivation" (noun), "motivated" (wanting to do it), "motive" (a reason, especially for a crime). Opposite: "demotivating" or "discouraging".

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «motivating» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motivating/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«motivating» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/motivating.html) on Mova free.