impetus
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6.7
- noun
- /ˈɪmpɪtəs/
:
impulso
- His desire to improve his health was the impetus behind his decision to start jogging every morning.
- provide impetus
- give impetus
- serve as the impetus
He has to provide the impetus for things to change.
- He has to provide the impetus for things to change.
- And I mean, maybe this is part of the impetus behind the book that you're working on.
- You don't, but in my opinion, failure is the impetus to success.
- And so there was almost this like national security, economic impetus for them to pay this ransom.
- And I think we just keep coming back to how can we make these advancements when we don't have that same impetus, right?
- And so that has been kind of the the impetus of of my teaching.
- And there was the impetus and the core for her book.
- We started here and explain to me the the impetus to forming this.
- So that's really the impetus of the issue.
- I, I just didn't have the kind of, you know, impetus anymore, you know, to write them.
- I think that's what part of where where some of his his impetus has always come from.
Examples
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The new policy provided the impetus for increased investment in renewable energy.
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Research studies and policies provide the impetus for an enhanced focus on early childhood mathematics.
Academic text (2015) -
And so that has been kind of the the impetus of of my teaching.
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And there was the impetus and the core for her book.
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And so that became the impetus for getting these countries to join.
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The real key to being responsible is that the impetus for learning comes from the student.
Academic text (1991) -
So what was the impetus for this coastal trade?
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Clearly, such a project should be the impetus for alternative training models in school psychology practice.
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Properly managed, even the stress of taking exams in school can be an impetus to serious study.
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Learning guideposts provide direction and impetus for the essential questions on which the unit is based.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
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2.7
A reason or desire that makes someone want to do something
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2.6
Strong energy and determination to make something happen
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4.1
A force that makes something move forward
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4.2
A sudden push that makes a thing change speed or direction
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8.1
A force or feeling that makes people and things start moving
Antonyms
How Motivating
Surface Forms
Etymology
Impetus comes from Latin impetus, 'attack' or 'force', made from in- 'into' and petere 'to seek' or 'to attack', the same part you see in compete and appetite. So an impetus in plans or ideas is the 'push' or reason that drives people to act.