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I really have no ulterior motive in taking on certain roles. I have no larger issue that I really want to show people. I'm an actor, that's all. I just do what I do.
Sally Field

Meaning of "ulterior motive" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ULTERIOR MOTIVE

ulterior motive  [ʌlˈtɪərɪə ˈməʊtɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ULTERIOR MOTIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ulterior motive 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 ULTERIOR MOTIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ulterior motive in the English dictionary

The definition of ulterior motive in the dictionary is if you say that someone has an ulterior motive for doing something, you believe that they have a hidden reason for doing it.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ULTERIOR MOTIVE


automotive
ˌɔːtəˈməʊtɪv
connotive
kəˈnəʊtɪv
consecutive
kənˈsɛkjʊtɪv
contributive
kənˈtrɪbjʊtɪv
denotive
dɪˈnəʊtɪv
diminutive
dɪˈmɪnjʊtɪv
distributive
dɪˈstrɪbjʊtɪv
electromotive
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈməʊtɪv
emotive
ɪˈməʊtɪv
evolutive
ɪˈvɒljʊtɪv
executive
ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv
locomotive
ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪv
magnetomotive
mæɡˌniːtəʊˈməʊtɪv
motive
ˈməʊtɪv
nonautomotive
ˌnɒnˌɔːtəˈməʊtɪv
promotive
prəˈməʊtɪv
redistributive
ˌriːdɪsˈtrɪbjʊtɪv
retributive
rɪˈtrɪbjʊtɪv
terremotive
ˌtɛrɪˈməʊtɪv
votive
ˈvəʊtɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ULTERIOR MOTIVE

ult.
ulterior
ulteriorly
ultima
ultima Thule
ultimacy
ultimata
ultimate
ultimate constituent
ultimate strength
ultimately
ultimateness
ultimatum
ultimo
ultimogeniture
ultion
ultra
ultra filtration
Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel
ultra vires

WORDS THAT END LIKE ULTERIOR MOTIVE

active
administrative
alternative
attractive
competitive
cooperative
creative
effective
in the negative
interactive
native
negative
perspective
positive
profit motive
relative
representative
respective
sensitive
tank locomotive

Synonyms and antonyms of ulterior motive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ulterior motive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ULTERIOR MOTIVE

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

Translator English - Chinese

别有用心
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

motivo ulterior
570 millions of speakers

English

ulterior motive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गुप्त मकसद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دافع خفي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неспроста
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

segundas intenções
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভবিষ্য অভিপ্রায়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

arrière-pensée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Motif tersembunyi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hintergedanke
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

下心
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

속셈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Motif ulterior
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

động cơ kín đáo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நேர்மையான நோக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अयोग्य हेतू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Itici güç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ulteriore motivo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ukryty motyw
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неспроста
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

motiv ulterior
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υστεροβουλία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

versteekte motief
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

baktanke
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

baktanke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ulterior motive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ULTERIOR MOTIVE»

The term «ulterior motive» is regularly used and occupies the 91.956 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ULTERIOR MOTIVE» OVER TIME

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

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3 QUOTES WITH «ULTERIOR MOTIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ulterior motive.
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Giancarlo Esposito
I try to be careful with my persuasiveness. When my heart is really behind it, and when I have no ulterior motive, then I know I'm truly persuasive.
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Sally Field
I really have no ulterior motive in taking on certain roles. I have no larger issue that I really want to show people. I'm an actor, that's all. I just do what I do.
3
Josh Radnor
It's not our job to play judge and jury, to determine who is worthy of our kindness and who is not. We just need to be kind, unconditionally and without ulterior motive, even - or rather, especially - when we'd prefer not to be.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ULTERIOR MOTIVE»

Discover the use of ulterior motive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ulterior motive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ulterior Motive
After the brutal slaying of Jack Malcolm, owner of Megasoft and a presidential candidate, Megasoft project manager Jonathan Goodman witnesses the murder of another employee and strives to unravel the conspiracy before he becomes the next ...
Daniel Oran, 1998
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Religion Without Ulterior Motive
An in-depth discussion among Reformed theologians on the thesis that only by a radical option for religion without ulterior motive - even good motives -, true religion can be safeguarded from abuse and be linked to God s love for man ...
Ed. A. J. G. van der Borght, 2006
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Social Psychology
Providing an ulterior motive for a person's behavior influences the attributions we make because the presence of such a motive leads us to engage in more effortful and critical thinking. In one study, participants were told that a student, Rob, ...
Catherine A. Sanderson, 2009
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Essays in Public Theology: Collected Essays 1
1 Does the Christian faith mean that believers have to trust God without any ulterior motive except – what? Does the Christian life call believers to serve God without any ulterior motive except – what? Does the Christian hope imply that ...
Dirk J. Smit, E. M. Conradie, 2007
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Disputes: The Avoidance and Resolution of Disputes : Towards ...
For example: a person who causes a dispute may do so to satisfy some ulterior motive but also that person may lack knowledge; and, a person who is in dispute owing to lack of knowledge may also have a subsidiary ulterior motive, even ...
Francis E. Miller, 1995
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To Transform a City: Whole Church, Whole Gospel, Whole City
Conversion is our ultimate motive but not our ulterior motive in loving and serving others. Community transformation is not about “Christendom”—placing Christianity or the church at the center of society or trying to reestablish the church as the ...
Eric Swanson, Sam Williams, 2010
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Civil Justice: Another Chance to Get it Right : a Letter to ...
conclude that there is simply a preponderance of one or the other, but a suspicion of an ulterior motive is enough. There is much talk these days about Alternative Dispute Resolution as a means of easing the work of the courts and, of course, ...
Francis E. Miller, Harry Woolf, 1995
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Evidence Taken by the Interstate Commerce Commission in the ...
You asked him why, and he said he had no ulterior motive. If you want it in, we will put it inj but we are not going to sit here and let you say there is any ulterior motive, and if you don't like it, I will meet you on the outside. I am getting tired of this.
United States. Interstate Commerce Commission, 1911
9
United States Congressional serial set
It is the bona fides of the sale which is the essence of a good transfer, and it is not perceived that the ulterior motive actuating the parties to the transfer is to govern, though such motive may have been the natural advantages in naving the snip ...
‎1914
10
The Philosophy of History: With Reflections and Aphorisms
The purely ulterior motive would be one that regards the historical event from a point of view quite external to its own meaning or fulfillment. In the extreme — and clearest — case, this would mean an equation between the agent and some  ...
John William Miller, 1983

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ULTERIOR MOTIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ulterior motive is used in the context of the following news items.
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Examining LeBron James' Possible Ulterior Motive
LeBron James is back in Cleveland. You can put your photoshopped pictures of him in your favorite team's jersey in your trash folder. It was pretty much a done ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Ulterior Motive Not An Abuse Of Process In Winding Up? - English …
An abuse of process was asserted on the grounds that CV's purpose in presenting the petition was not for the benefit of CV as a creditor but for an ulterior motive ... «The National Law Review, Jul 15»
3
Kendra Wilkinson Slams Holly Madison -- Says She Had an 'Ulterior
"They had a different motive since day one of living at the mansion, so if this person, if Holly, you can tell she had this ulterior motive every minute being at the ... «TooFab.com, Jun 15»
4
Erin Reilly: Networking without the ulterior motive
The reason I don't like networking is not because I don't like meeting people, it's because I don't like the ulterior motive that comes with it – or the fact that the ... «Stuff.co.nz, May 15»
5
How to spot a compliment with an ulterior motive
Even if you suspect ulterior motives, can you prevent yourself from responding to the flattery? In Without Conscience, Dr. Hare recalls one of his female ... «Business Insider, May 15»
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Kansas City priest defends Finn, alleges ulterior motive in bishop's …
A priest's letter alleging political motivations for the prosecution of Bishop Robert Finn prompted responses Wednesday from both the local prosecutor and the ... «National Catholic Reporter, May 15»
7
Friction vs Ulterior Motive
Maximum respect has to be given to Friction (pictured). Not only is he boss of top drum 'n' bass label Shogun Audio, he's on the Radio 1 airwaves week in, week ... «Mixmag, Apr 15»
8
Prosecution cries 'ulterior motive' against its own witness
The prosecution, on Wednesday, ascribed 'ulterior motive' to one of its own ... to term a good piece of cross-examination as being driven by 'ulterior motive.'. «The Hindu, Apr 15»
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The ulterior motive behind Sonia's defence of Manmohan in the …
The solid show of strength supporting Manmohan Singh, now Accused No 6 in the coal scam case involving the allotment of a mine in Odisha to Kumar ... «Firstpost, Mar 15»
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Hindu nationalist denounces Mother Teresa for 'ulterior motives'
One of India's most senior Hindu nationalist leaders was accused of stoking religious tensions after he denounced Mother Teresa and claimed her charitable ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»

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