be motivated

/biː moʊˈteɪtɪd/

feel inspired or driven to act

She was motivated by her desire to succeed.

Her strong desire to succeed gave her the drive to act.

general

to feel inspired, enthusiastic, or driven to do something

After the motivational speech, the team was motivated to work harder.

The speech inspired the team to put in more effort.

He needs to find motivation to finish his project.

He needs to feel driven to complete his project.

Often used with 'by' to indicate the source of motivation (e.g., 'motivated by success').

Collocations

be motivated byto be driven by a specific reasonbe highly motivatedto be very enthusiastic and driven

to inspire or encourage someone to act

to stop feeling driven or enthusiastic

Use 'be motivated' to describe a state of being driven or inspired, often followed by 'by' to specify the reason.

'Be motivated' is a passive phrase. Use it to describe how someone feels, not to describe an action.

From 'motivate' (late 16th century, from Latin 'movere' meaning 'to move'), combined with the passive verb 'be'.

Commonly used in personal development, work, and educational contexts. Often followed by 'by' to specify the source of motivation.

to exist in a state of

verb

motivated

driven or inspired

adjective

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