motive

P6699 predicate

Indicates the underlying reason, intention, or driving force that explains why an entity performs or is associated with a particular action or event.

Observed surface forms (12)

  • hasMotivation ×13
  • hasMotiveForce ×5
  • allegedMotive ×3
  • associatedMotive ×3
  • hasMotiveForceInPlot ×3
  • motivationOfSide ×3
  • teleology ×3
  • associatedWithMotive ×2
  • drivingMotivation ×1
  • featuresMotive ×1

Sample triples (114)

Subject Object
The Headless Horseman (1865 novel by Mayne Reid)
surface form: The Headless Horseman
quest for justice via predicate surface "hasMotiveForceInPlot"
The Headless Horseman (1865 novel by Mayne Reid)
surface form: The Headless Horseman
romantic rivalry via predicate surface "hasMotiveForceInPlot"
The Lich (Adventure Time) cosmic nihilism
The Pit and the Pendulum fear of the unknown via predicate surface "hasMotiveForce"
The Shining malevolent hotel via predicate surface "hasMotiveForce"
Udham Singh revenge for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Wawer massacre deterrence through collective punishment
Wawer massacre terrorizing the Polish civilian population
White House Plumbers protect Nixon administration from damaging disclosures
al-Qaeda establishment of a global Islamic caliphate
temperance movement moral concerns about alcohol use via predicate surface "hasMotivation"
temperance movement public health concerns via predicate surface "hasMotivation"
temperance movement religious beliefs via predicate surface "hasMotivation"
temperance movement social order concerns via predicate surface "hasMotivation"