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# inspired

«inspired» in Mova's school dictionary: **filled with a strong wish to do something good or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective; verb, past form of inspire (inspire, inspires, inspired, inspiring)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Inspired means filled with a strong wish to do something good or creative: «I felt inspired to write a poem». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspired/#m1)

2) Inspired is the past of inspire: gave someone new ideas or courage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspired/#m2)

3) Very clever or good: «an inspired choice». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspired/#m3)

4) «Inspired by» means based on or caused by: «a film inspired by a true story». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspired/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

Used in school (being inspired by a story or scientist), art, sport and stories. Phrases: «inspired by», «feel inspired», «an inspired idea».

### examples

- The visit to the museum inspired me to study science. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspired/#x1)
- The film was inspired by a true story. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspired/#x2)
- She felt inspired after meeting the athlete. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspired/#x3)
- That was an inspired guess! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspired/#x4)
- His teacher inspired him to keep drawing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspired/#x5)
- The building's design was inspired by nature. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspired/#x6)
- He wondered what had inspired the big bear to such a generous deed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspired/#x7)

### note

Regular verb. Noun: inspiration; adjective: inspiring (something that inspires you). «Inspired by» is very common; it does not mean «copied».

### In the corpora

- [Being inspired means using an idea or style in something new; copying means taking the actual picture.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/35-copying-vs-being-inspired-tracing-covers-giving-credit/15/)
- [A black bear at London Zoo called Winnipeg inspired the name of Winnie-the-Pooh.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/116-famous-zoos-in-the-usa-and-the-uk/8/)
- [There is a real Chinese martial art called Praying Mantis style, said to have been inspired by watching a mantis fight.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/137-kung-fu-panda-real-mantises-snakes-and-monkeys/5/)
- [Some people think the golden takin's shining coat inspired the Greek legend of the Golden Fleece.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/378-china-s-mountains-golden-snub-nosed-monkeys-takins-red-crowned-cranes-and-giant-salamanders/12/)
- [The Bible's story of the Tower of Babel was probably inspired by a real ziggurat in Babylon.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/3-mesopotamia-first-cities-and-writing/17/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «inspired» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspired/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.