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# inspired

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

«inspired» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Inspired means filled with a strong wish to do something good or creative: «I felt inspired to write a poem». [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspired/#m2)
3. Very clever or good: «an inspired choice». [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspired/#m4)

### 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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspired/#x1)
- The film was inspired by a true story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspired/#x2)
- She felt inspired after meeting the athlete. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspired/#x3)
- That was an inspired guess! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspired/#x4)
- His teacher inspired him to keep drawing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspired/#x5)
- The building's design was inspired by nature. [tree →](https://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://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 Jewish tradition

Here it means that God put the idea into a person's mind.

**Interpretation.** Mordell speaks of a scribe whom God inspired to invent the alphabet. The tradition treats letters as holy and as coming from God.

### Examples

- (1) "isiD (Scribe), the man whom God inspired to invent the alphabet; (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/inspired/#x1)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «inspired» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspired/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«inspired» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inspired.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «inspired» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/inspired/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«inspired» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/inspired.html) on Mova free.