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 →

2) Inspired is the past of inspire: gave someone new ideas or courage. tree →

3) Very clever or good: «an inspired choice». tree →

4) «Inspired by» means based on or caused by: «a film inspired by a true story». tree →

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 →
• The film was inspired by a true story. tree →
• She felt inspired after meeting the athlete. tree →
• That was an inspired guess! tree →
• His teacher inspired him to keep drawing. tree →
• The building's design was inspired by nature. tree →
• He wondered what had inspired the big bear to such a generous deed. tree →

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.
• A black bear at London Zoo called Winnipeg inspired the name of Winnie-the-Pooh.
• There is a real Chinese martial art called Praying Mantis style, said to have been inspired by watching a mantis fight.
• Some people think the golden takin's shining coat inspired the Greek legend of the Golden Fleece.
• The Bible's story of the Tower of Babel was probably inspired by a real ziggurat in Babylon.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «inspired» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.