inspires
- 1Third-person singular simple present of inspire.
The mountain landscape inspires many of the painters who settle nearby.
His quiet determination inspires everyone who works alongside him.
Note
The -s form carries every meaning of inspire, and those meanings split by grammar. Most take an object: a landscape inspires painters, and a leader inspires confidence. One meaning stands alone. In the breathing sense, a person simply inspires, meaning they draw air in, so an inspires with no object points to inhaling. A rarer use spreads talk indirectly, as when someone quietly inspires a rumor.
inspires is a form of inspire
inspire, verb: To fill someone with strength, energy, or purpose, often as though by a higher or extraordinary influence. Full entry
- Spelling
- inspire → inspires: add -s
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