inspired

[ɪn.ˈspaɪəd]

[ɪn.ˈspaɪɹd]

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An inspired person or work has a great and original idea that comes from within them. This can be seen in art, music, writing, and even inventions.

When someone says they were inspired by something, it usually means they got an idea from it - maybe a book, movie, person, or experience. For example, if you read a novel that makes you want to start writing your own stories, the author's work could have been an inspiration for you. In this case, "inspired" is used as an adjective to describe how someone feels after experiencing something. It can also be used as a verb: "She was inspired to travel the world by her grandmother's stories."

How common is "inspired"?

Word inspired is considered uncommon in modern English.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.

Definitions

verb

To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose preternaturally; to produce in, as by inspiration.
To infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence; to fill with what animates, enlivens or exalts; to communicate inspiration to.
Example: Elders should inspire children with sentiments of virtue.
To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale.
To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing.
To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.
To spread rumour indirectly.

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adjective

Having excellence through inspiration.
Example: The actor's inspired performance of Hamlet's soliloquy left the audience dumbfounded.
Filled with inspiration or motivated.
Example: He was inspired to learn to fly.

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