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inspireinspire /ɪnˈspaɪɚ/ ●●○ W3 verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYinspire

Origin: 1300-1400 French inspirer, from Latin, from spirare to breathe

VERB TABLE

inspire

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	inspire
	he, she, it	inspires
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	inspired
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have inspired
	he, she, it	has inspired
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had inspired
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will inspire
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have inspired

Continuous Form
Present	I	am inspiring
	he, she, it	is inspiring
	you, we, they	are inspiring
Past	I, he, she, it	was inspiring
	you, we, they	were inspiring
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been inspiring
	he, she, it	has been inspiring
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been inspiring
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be inspiring
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been inspiring

1to encourage someone by making him or her feel confident and eager to achieve something great: The country needs a leader who can inspire its citizens.inspire somebody to do something My two daughters were inspired to take violin lessons when a friend played for them.inspire somebody to something The coach inspired them to victory.2to make someone have a particular feeling or react in a particular way: Mrs. Pianto was the kind of woman who inspired kindness.inspire something in somebody A good teacher inspires a love of learning in children.3to give someone the idea for a story, painting, poem, etc.: The movie was inspired by real events.4formal to breathe in SYN inhale [Origin: 1300–1400 French inspirer, from Latin, from spirare to breathe]