inspire
inspire
fill with high emotion; to guide by divine influence; stimulate creativity: Her beauty could inspire a work of art.
Not to be confused with:
aspire – have a strong hope or ambition; to strive toward an end: They aspire to greatness.
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in·spire
(ĭn-spīr′)v. in·spired, in·spir·ing, in·spires
v.tr.
1. To affect, guide, or arouse by divine influence.
2. To fill with enlivening or exalting emotion: hymns that inspire the congregation; an artist who was inspired by Impressionism.
3.
a. To stimulate to action; motivate: a sales force that was inspired by the prospect of a bonus. See Synonyms at encourage.
b. To cause (someone) to have a particular feeling; affect or touch: "At this moment he inspired her with disgust rather than with love" (Anthony Trollope).
4. To cause someone to have (a feeling or reaction); elicit or arouse: a teacher who inspired admiration and respect.
5. To be the cause or source of; bring about: an invention that inspired many imitations.
6. To draw in (air) by inhaling.
7. Archaic
a. To breathe on.
b. To breathe life into.
v.intr.
1. To stimulate energies, ideals, or reverence: a leader who inspires by example.
2. To inhale.
[Middle English enspiren, from Old French enspirer, from Latin īnspīrāre : in-, into; see in-2 + spīrāre, to breathe.]
in·spir′er n.
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inspire
(ɪnˈspaɪə)vb
1. to exert a stimulating or beneficial effect upon (a person); animate or invigorate
2. (tr; foll by with or to; may take an infinitive) to arouse (with a particular emotion or to a particular action); stir
3. (tr) to prompt or instigate; give rise to: her beauty inspired his love.
4. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (tr; often passive) to guide or arouse by divine influence or inspiration
5. (Physiology) to take or draw (air, gas, etc) into the lungs; inhale
6. (tr) archaic
a. to breathe into or upon
b. to breathe life into
[C14 (in the sense: to breathe upon, blow into): from Latin inspīrāre, from spīrāre to breathe]
inˈspirable adj
inˈspirative adj
inˈspirer n
inˈspiringly adv
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in•spire
(ɪnˈspaɪər)v. -spired, -spir•ing. v.t.
1. to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence: Her courage inspired her followers.
2. to produce or arouse (a feeling, thought, etc.): to inspire confidence.
3. to fill or affect with a feeling, thought, etc.
4. to influence or impel: Competition inspired them to greater efforts.
5. to communicate or suggest by a divine or supernatural influence.
6. to guide or control by divine influence.
7. to give rise to, bring about, cause, etc.: a philosophy that inspired a revolution.
8. to take (air, gases, etc.) into the lungs in breathing; inhale.
9. Archaic.
a. to infuse (breath, life, etc.) by breathing.
b. to breathe into or upon.
10. to give inspiration.
11. to inhale.
[1300–50; Middle English < Latin inspīrāre to breathe upon or into =in- in-2 + spīrāre to breathe]
in•spir•a•tive (ɪnˈspaɪər ə tɪv, ˈɪn spɪˌreɪ tɪv) adj.
in•spir′er, n.
in•spir′ing•ly, adv.
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inspire
Past participle: inspired
Gerund: inspiring
| Imperative |
|---|
| inspire |
| inspire |
| Present |
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| I inspire |
| you inspire |
| he/she/it inspires |
| we inspire |
| you inspire |
| they inspire |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I inspired |
| you inspired |
| he/she/it inspired |
| we inspired |
| you inspired |
| they inspired |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am inspiring |
| you are inspiring |
| he/she/it is inspiring |
| we are inspiring |
| you are inspiring |
| they are inspiring |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have inspired |
| you have inspired |
| he/she/it has inspired |
| we have inspired |
| you have inspired |
| they have inspired |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was inspiring |
| you were inspiring |
| he/she/it was inspiring |
| we were inspiring |
| you were inspiring |
| they were inspiring |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had inspired |
| you had inspired |
| he/she/it had inspired |
| we had inspired |
| you had inspired |
| they had inspired |
| Future |
|---|
| I will inspire |
| you will inspire |
| he/she/it will inspire |
| we will inspire |
| you will inspire |
| they will inspire |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have inspired |
| you will have inspired |
| he/she/it will have inspired |
| we will have inspired |
| you will have inspired |
| they will have inspired |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be inspiring |
| you will be inspiring |
| he/she/it will be inspiring |
| we will be inspiring |
| you will be inspiring |
| they will be inspiring |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been inspiring |
| you have been inspiring |
| he/she/it has been inspiring |
| we have been inspiring |
| you have been inspiring |
| they have been inspiring |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been inspiring |
| you will have been inspiring |
| he/she/it will have been inspiring |
| we will have been inspiring |
| you will have been inspiring |
| they will have been inspiring |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been inspiring |
| you had been inspiring |
| he/she/it had been inspiring |
| we had been inspiring |
| you had been inspiring |
| they had been inspiring |
| Conditional |
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| I would inspire |
| you would inspire |
| he/she/it would inspire |
| we would inspire |
| you would inspire |
| they would inspire |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have inspired |
| you would have inspired |
| he/she/it would have inspired |
| we would have inspired |
| you would have inspired |
| they would have inspired |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. | inspire - heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination" stimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" encourage - inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to |
| 2. | inspire - supply the inspiration for; "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work" occasion - give occasion to | |
| 3. | inspire - serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives" cause, induce, stimulate, make, get, have - cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" | |
| 4. |  inspire - spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"cheerlead - act as a cheerleader in a sports event encourage - inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to | |
| 5. | inspire - fill with revolutionary ideas indoctrinate - teach doctrines to; teach uncritically; "The Moonies indoctrinate their disciples" | |
| 6. | inspire - draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well" breathe, take a breath, suspire, respire - draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring" aspirate - suck in (air) sniff, sniffle - inhale audibly through the nose; "the sick student was sniffling in the back row" snuff - inhale audibly through the nose; "snuff coke" puff, drag, draw - suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette" huff, snort - inhale recreational drugs; "The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day"; "the kids were huffing glue" |
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inspire
verb
1. motivate, move, cause, stimulate, encourage, influence, persuade, spur, be responsible for, animate, rouse, instil, infuse, hearten, enliven, imbue, spark off, energize, galvanize, gee up, inspirit, fire or touch the imagination of What inspired you to change your name?
motivate depress, discourage, daunt, deflate, dishearten, dispirit, disenchant
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inspire
verb1. To arouse the emotions of; make ardent:
2. To raise the spirits of:
3. To impart courage, inspiration, and resolution to:
4. To stir to action or feeling:
5. To draw air into the lungs in the process of respiration:
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Translations
يُعْطي الثِّقَه، يُشَجِّعيُلْهِم، يوحي
inspirovatpovzbudit
inspireretilskynde
elähdyttääinnoittaainnostaainspiroida
lelkesítmegihletösztönöz
hrífa; fylla hugmóîivera kveikjan aî
iedvesmotiedvest
inšpirovať
navdihniti
ilham etmek/vermekilham kaynağı olmak
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
inspire
[ɪnˈspaɪər] vt
[+ person] → inspirer
to inspire sb to do sth → inspirer qn pour faire qch
The landscape inspired her to produce some beautiful paintings → Le paysage l'a inspirée pour produire de belles toiles.
The bohemian lifestyle of Paris inspired him to write his first novel → La bohème parisienne fut l'inspiration derrière son premier roman.
What inspired you to buy that hat?
BUT Qu'est-ce qui vous a donné l'idée d'acheter ce chapeau?; Comment vous êtes-vous mis en tête d'acheter ce chapeau?.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
inspire
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
inspire
[ɪnˈspaɪəʳ] vt to inspire sth in sb, to inspire sb with sth → ispirare qc a qn
to inspire sb (to do sth) → ispirare qn (a fare qc)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
inspire
(inˈspaiə) verb1. to encourage by filling with eg confidence, enthusiasm etc. The players were inspired by the loyalty of their supporters and played better football than ever before.
2. to be the origin or source of a poetic or artistic idea. An incident in his childhood inspired the poem.
inspiration (inspəˈreiʃən) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.