MOVEMENT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of movement – Learner’s Dictionary

movement
noun
uk
/ˈmuːvmənt/
us

movement noun (GROUP)

a group of people with the same beliefs who work together to achieve something:
the women's movement
the labour movement
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movement noun (CHANGE)

a change or development in the way people think or behave:
a movement towards democracy

movement noun (POSITION)

B2
His movements were rather clumsy.

movement noun (MUSIC)

a part of a piece of music:
The symphony opens with a slow movement.
sb's movements
what someone is doing during a particular period of time:
I don't know his movements this week.

(Definition of movement from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of movement

in Chinese (Traditional)
位置的改變, 動, 移動…
in Chinese (Simplified)
移动, 动, 运动…
in Spanish
movimiento, mecanismo, movimiento [masculine…
in Portuguese
movimento, movimento [masculine], movimentação [feminine]…
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हालचाल, चळवळ…
動き, (政治的、社会的)運動, 運動(うんどう)…
hareket, eylem, girişim…
mouvement [masculine], évolution [feminine], mouvement…
moviment…
beweging, actie, bewegingsstijl…
நிலை மாற்றம், ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட குறிக்கோள்கள் அல்லது யோசனைகளைக் கொண்ட மக்கள் குழு…
हरकत, स्थिति में परिवर्तन, आंदोलन…
હિલચાલ, હલનચલન, ચળવળ…
bevægelse, bevægelse: -bevægelse, bevægelig del…
rörelse, liv, mekanism…
pergerakan, aktiviti, seni gerak…
die Bewegung, das Handeln, das Gehwerk…
bevegelse [masculine], utvikling [masculine], sats [masculine]…
جنبش, حرکت, نقل و حرکت…
рух, переміщення, манера триматися…
движение, общественная деятельность, развитие…
కదలిక, స్థానం యొక్క మార్పు, నిర్దిష్ట లక్ష్యాలు లేదా ఆలోచనలతో కూడిన వ్యక్తుల సమూహం…
حَرَكة…
চলন / গতি / নড়াচড়া, আন্দোলন…
pohyb, pohybová kultura, hnutí…
gerakan, kegiatan, seni gerak…
การเคลื่อนที่, กิจกรรม, การเคลื่อนไหว…
sự chuyển động, hoạt động, cử động…
ruch, transformacja, przemiana…
이동, 운동…
movimento, mossa, l’arte di muoversi…
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