B1verb · transitive · rare

inspire

inspire · inspires · inspired · inspiring

надихати, надихнути, вселяти, вселити

вдохновлять, вдохновить, внушать, внушить

inspirieren

inspirar, infundir

inspirer

ispirare

zainspirować

ilham vermek, esinlemek

inspirar

To infuse into the mindTo infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose preternaturally; to produce in, as by inspiration.

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UK/ɪnˈspaɪə(ɹ)/US/ɪnˈspaɪɹ/

» What inspired you to do that?

Что тебя вдохновило на то, чтобы это сделать? — marafon

Что вас вдохновило на то, чтобы это сделать? — marafon

Что тебя на это сподвигло? — marafon

Что вас на это сподвигло? — marafon

Що надихнуло тебе на те, щоб це зробити? — deniko

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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit:

to infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing:

Русский

By meaning 3

to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit:

to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence:

to infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit:

to infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing:

Examples

376 sentences

What inspired you to do that?
Що надихнуло тебе на те, щоб це зробити? — deniko
ruЧто тебя вдохновило на то, чтобы это сделать? — marafon
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What inspired Tom to do that?
Що надихнуло Тома це зробити? — deniko
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Tom inspired us to do that.
Том надихнув нас на це. — deniko
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Meaning

6 senses

(transitive)To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose preternaturally; to produce in, as by inspiration.
inspirieren
внуша́тьvnušátʹ, внуши́тьvnušítʹ, вдохновля́тьvdoxnovljátʹ
вселя́тиvseljáty, всели́тиvselýty, наві́юватиnavíjuvaty
(transitive)To infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence; to fill with what animates, enlivens or exalts; to communicate inspiration to.
Elders should inspire children with sentiments of virtue.
The captain's speech was aimed to inspire her team to victory in the final.
inspirieren
вдохновля́тьvdoxnovljátʹ, вдохнови́тьvdoxnovítʹ, воодушевля́тьvooduševljátʹ
надиха́тиnadyxáty, надихну́тиnadyxnúty
To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing.
beatmen, einhauchen
вдыха́тьvdyxátʹ, вдохну́тьvdoxnútʹ
вдиха́тиvdyxáty, вдихну́тиvdyxnúty

More meanings 3

(ambitransitive)To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale.
(transitive)To spread rumour indirectly.
(archaic, transitive)To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.

More definitions

heighten or intensify
supply the inspiration for
serve as the inciting cause of
spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

Origin

From Middle English inspiren, enspiren, from Old French inspirer, variant of espirer, from

From Middle English inspiren, enspiren, from Old French inspirer, variant of espirer, from Latin īnspīrāre (“inspire”), itself a loan-translation of Biblical Ancient Greek πνέω (pnéō, “breathe”), from in + spīrō (“breathe”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys- (“to blow, breathe”). Displaced native Old English onbryrdan (literally “to prick in”).

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