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to be the reason why someone does something in English:

1. motivate motivate


The teachers are trying to motivate their students.
There are a number of different views as to what motivates workers.
A good school should motivate its pupils to learn.
What are selfish or greedy pepople motivate by?
I find it hard to motivate myself in the mornings.
Their teacher really knows how to motivate them.
He makes me happy and motivates me
It's difficult to motivate teenagers.
Try to motivate kids with verbal praise.

English word "to be the reason why someone does something"(motivate) occurs in sets:

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