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To denigrate the union movement in this way is to denigrate the right and the ability of people who are not rich to organize and to accomplish things together.
Warren Beatty

Meaning of "movement" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MOVEMENT

movement  [ˈmuːvmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOVEMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Movement is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MOVEMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Movement

Movement may refer to: ▪ Movement, the internal mechanism of a timepiece ▪ Movement, the direction and nature of the movement of the hands when signing...

Definition of movement in the English dictionary

The first definition of movement in the dictionary is the act, process, or result of moving. Other definition of movement is an instance of moving. Movement is also the manner of moving.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOVEMENT


achievement
əˈtʃiːvmənt
aggrievement
əˈɡriːvmənt
bereavement
bɪˈriːvmənt
countermovement
ˌkaʊntərˈmuːvmənt
devolvement
dɪˈvɒlvmənt
ecomovement
ˈiːkəʊˌmuːvmənt
enlevement
ɪnˈliːvmənt
enslavement
ɪnˈsleɪvmənt
evolvement
ɪˈvɒlvmənt
improvement
ɪmˈpruːvmənt
involvement
ɪnˈvɒlvmənt
lavement
ˈleɪvmənt
misimprovement
ˌmɪsɪmˈpruːvmənt
non-achievement
ˌnɒnəˈtʃiːvmənt
nonachievement
ˌnɒnəˈtʃiːvmənt
overachievement
ˌəʊvərəˈtʃiːvmənt
pavement
ˈpeɪvmənt
retrievement
rɪˈtriːvmənt
revivement
rɪˈvaɪvmənt
underachievement
ˌʌndərəˈtʃiːvmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOVEMENT

move
move heaven and earth
move in
move on
move out
move the goalposts
moveability
moveable
moveable feast
moveableness
moveably
moved
moveless
movelessly
movelessness
movements
mover
movers and shakers
movie
movie actor

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOVEMENT

abonnement
advertisement
agreement
amusement
announcement
apartment
arrangement
basement
element
enforcement
engagement
implement
infringement
management
measurement
placement
replacement
requirement
retirement
statement
supplement

Synonyms and antonyms of movement in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MOVEMENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «movement» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of movement

Translation of «movement» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOVEMENT

Find out the translation of movement to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of movement from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «movement» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

运动
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

movimiento
570 millions of speakers

English

movement
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आंदोलन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حَرَكَةٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

движение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

movimento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আন্দোলন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mouvement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pergerakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bewegung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

動き
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

운동
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gerakan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự chuyển động
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இயக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चळवळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hareket
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

movimento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ruch
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рух
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mișcare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κίνημα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beweging
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rörelse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bevegelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of movement

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOVEMENT»

The term «movement» is very widely used and occupies the 4.011 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOVEMENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «movement» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «movement» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about movement

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10 QUOTES WITH «MOVEMENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word movement.
1
Anthony Albanese
Less cars on the road means productivity and jobs growth, as it allows for the more efficient movement of goods and services and encourages greater urban population density.
2
Saul Alinsky
Change means movement. movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of a nonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasive friction of conflict.
3
David Amram
The idea of the peace movement and of people who spent their entire lives trying to have a more egalitarian, just society, suddenly became swamped by the record industry, by the new rock and roll culture, and by the idea of not trusting anyone over thirty.
4
Dick Armey
I call it small government, grass-roots activism: The Tea Party activists are a part of it, FreedomWorks is part of it. FreedomWorks is the longest-standing, most active organization within this movement.
5
Robert Barany
I was now successful in proving that a direction of movement is localized in the cerebellum.
6
Warren Beatty
To denigrate the union movement in this way is to denigrate the right and the ability of people who are not rich to organize and to accomplish things together.
7
Tom Brokaw
While attendance at traditional churches has been declining for decades... the evangelical movement is growing, and it is changing the way America worships.
8
George Clooney
In the '60s, when I was growing up, one of the great elements of American culture was the protest song. There were songs about the civil rights movement, the women's rights movement, the antiwar movement. It wasn't just Bob Dylan, it was everybody at the time.
9
Juan Cole
Take the decision in early March to arrest Muqtada al-Sadr. It was made apparently without knowledge or understanding of the nature of his movement or how widespread it is.
10
Brendan Coyle
I think with Sky and BBC Three and Channel 4, there are some great television platforms, and the stand-up movement in this country is phenomenal. It's like rock n' roll here. Britain's a funny place and there's a lot of funny people coming out of there and a lot of people are finding mediums to express themselves.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOVEMENT»

Discover the use of movement in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to movement and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The International Co-operative Movement
This study traces the history and development of the International Co-operative Movement, from its foundation in 1895 to the present.
Johnston Birchall, 1997
2
Mastering Movement: The Life and Work of Rudolf Laban
This is the first major study of Laban's movement theories and practice, exploring the ideas on mastering movement and giving the reader a practical understanding of balance and harmony in the human body – the core of Laban's thinking.
John Hodgson, 2001
3
Methods of Social Movement Research
Citing the critical importance of empirical work to social movement research, the editors of this volume have put together the first systematic overview of the major methods used by social movement theorists.
Bert Klandermans, Suzanne Staggenborg, 2002
4
Biomechanics and Motor Control of Human Movement
The classic book on human movement in biomechanics, newly updated Widely used and referenced, David Winter’s Biomechanics and Motor Control of Human Movement is a classic examination of techniques used to measure and analyze all body ...
David A. Winter, 2009
5
Women in the Civil Rights Movement: Trailblazers and ...
The essays presented here range from studies of individual womenÑincluding Ella Baker, Septima Clark, Fannie Lou Hamer, Gloria Richardson, Eleanor Roosevelt, Modjeska Simkins, and Mary Church TerrellÑto studies of the school and housing ...
Vicki L. Crawford, Jacqueline Anne Rouse, Barbara Woods, 1990
6
Black Citizenship and Authenticity in the Civil Rights Movement
This book explains the emergence of two competing forms of black political representation that transformed the objectives and meanings of local action, created boundaries between national and local struggles for racial equality, and ...
Randolph Hohle, 2013
7
The Green Belt Movement: Sharing the Approach and the Experience
This is the inspiring story of people working at the grassroots level to improve their environment and their country. Their story offers ideas about a new and hopeful future for Africa and for the whole world.
Wangari Maathai, 2004
8
The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide, 1866-1928
This widely acclaimed book has been described by History Today as a 'landmark in the study of the women's movement'.
Elizabeth Crawford, 2001
9
Dalit Movement in India and Its Leaders, 1857-1956
This book is, obviously based on primary source of information.
Rāmacandra Kshīrasāgara, 1994
10
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing: Basic ...
This volume provides the definitive guide to Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), the psychotherapeutic approach developed by Francine Shapiro.
Francine Shapiro, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOVEMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term movement is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A Important Day in Social Movement History
July 22, 2015. Remember this date. It marks a huge shift in mainstream thinking about the economy. It proves that people aren't buying Wall ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Piers Morgan accused of 'delegitimising' black lives matter …
Piers Morgan has been accused of delegitimising the movement for racial equality in the US after telling a CNN commentator who tweeted “all ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
3
Progressive movement confronts its own 'demons' on race
The candidates struggled to respond to questions when representatives of the Black Lives Matter movement interrupted the forum and asked ... «MSNBC, Jul 15»
4
How Bosch and TomTom are capitalizing on the driverless car …
How Bosch and TomTom are capitalizing on the driverless car movement. by; Kirsten Korosec · @kirstenkorosec. July 22, 2015, 5:15 PM EDT. «Fortune, Jul 15»
5
Little movement at fire
There was little movement in the two fires today, but an evacuation order remains in effect for the Bolean Lake Lodge. An evacuation alert also ... «Castanet.net, Jul 15»
6
Loud, over-the-top and colourful: Memphis, the Italian postmodernist …
The 1980s Italian postmodernist movement – which thumbed its nose at function-obsessed modernism with loud, over-the-top aesthetics – has ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
7
Patient Safety Movement Foundation Announces the 4th Annual …
The non-profit Patient Safety Movement Foundation has made a formal commitment to ZERO preventable patient deaths by the year 2020. «Business Wire, Jul 15»
8
There's a youth movement in golf, and Jordan Spieth is leading it
There's a youth movement in golf, and Jordan Spieth is leading it. 3:17 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, 2015 | Filed in: Sports. Comments 0. . MyStatesman. «Austin American-Statesman, Jul 15»
9
Mann & Geo Brown Describe Their PeaceLife Movement
... "Warzone," Los Angeles duo Mann and Geo Brown described to HipHopDX's Ural Garrett their PeaceLife movement and who's involved. «HipHopDX, Jul 15»
10
Meet the New Left Flank of the Reproductive Rights Movement
“Too much of our movement has been co-opted by the Democratic Party,” Matson said. “When the rubber meets the road, what are we getting in ... «RH Reality Check, Jul 15»

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