# inspired

Pronunciation: US say "in-SPYRD" /ɪnˈspaɪɹd/; UK say "in-SPY-uhd" /ɪnˈspaɪəd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of inspire. — simple past and past participle of inspire.
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of inspire. Use it for something that happened before now, or after has, had or was.
   - _The coach inspired his players to push past their limits._
   - _A single documentary inspired thousands of viewers to change their habits._

## Adjective

2. Patterned on, or shaped by the influence of, a specific person, thing, or style; often attached after a noun with a hyphen (Gothic-inspired).
   - Simple: Based on or taking ideas from a certain thing, person, or style, often joined to a noun with a hyphen.
   - _The film is only loosely inspired by the true story it claims to tell._
   - _Critics praised the Bauhaus-inspired furniture for its clean lines and simple shapes._
3. Filled with inspiration and motivated, moved by a strong urge to create or achieve something.
   - Simple: Feeling full of energy and new ideas, ready to create or act.
   - _Workers left the seminar feeling inspired to rethink the whole project._
   - _An inspired young writer can produce a draft in a single sitting._
4. Showing outstanding quality or brilliance that seems to flow from a moment of inspiration.
   - Simple: So good and clever that it seems to come from a special spark of ideas.
   - _Critics praised the director's inspired use of light and shadow._
   - _Her closing argument was an inspired piece of reasoning that swayed the jury._
5. Produced or guided by a divine or supernatural power, as scripture, prophecy, or a prophet's words are believed to be.
   - Simple: Believed to come from God or another holy power, or to be guided by one, like holy writings.
   - _Believers regard the scriptures as inspired and therefore free from error._
   - _The congregation listened as the preacher read from what they believed was the inspired word of God._

## Adjective

6. Swollen or distended with air; inflated. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Blown up and filled with air until it is swollen.

## Other meanings

- (adjective) Drawn into the lungs through breathing; inhaled.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/inspired (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).