ulterior motive
ulterior motive · ulterior motives
задняя мысль, скрытый мотив
Hintergedanke
An alternative or extrinsic reason for doing something, especially when concealed or…An alternative or extrinsic reason for doing something, especially when concealed or when differing from the stated or apparent reason.
» I think Tom has ulterior motives.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesAn alternative or extrinsic reason for doing something, especially when concealed or when differing from the stated or apparent reason.
Hintergedanke
за́дняя мысльzádnjaja myslʹ, скры́тый моти́вskrýtyj motív
Examples
17 sentencesI think Tom has ulterior motives.
I think Tom has no ulterior motives.
I think that Tom has ulterior motives.
I don't think Tom has any ulterior motives.
ruНе думаю, что у Тома есть какие-то скрытые мотивы. — Wezel
I think that Tom has no ulterior motives.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
alternative or hidden reason for doing something:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
alternative or hidden reason for doing something:
Forms
plural: ulterior motives| Singular | ulterior motive |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedhidden agenda