inspiration
part of speech
noun (inspiration — uncountable; an inspiration, inspirations)
meaning for a pupil
1) A sudden good idea, or something that gives you ideas for writing, art or music. tree →
2) A person or thing that makes you want to do well or be like them. tree →
3) (Bible, church) Christians believe the Bible was written with the help of God's Spirit; this is called inspiration. tree →
4) (science) Breathing in. tree →
sense in the lessons
In writing lessons pupils look for inspiration for stories in pictures, music or nature. In PSHE a role model is «an inspiration». Phrases: «a source of inspiration», «be an inspiration to», «draw inspiration from», «a flash of inspiration».
examples
- The sea gave me inspiration for my poem. tree →
- My nan is an inspiration — she ran a marathon at 70. tree →
- Suddenly I had a flash of inspiration. tree →
- Many artists drew inspiration from nature. tree →
- The coach was an inspiration to the whole team. tree →
- Christians believe the Bible is inspired by God. tree →
- That was a great firebrand--the firebrand of inspiration. tree →
note
Use «an» with the countable sense: an inspiration. Verb: inspire. Adjective: inspiring, inspirational.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «inspiration» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.