INSPIRATION


Meaning of INSPIRATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪnspɪreɪʃ(ə)n ]

( inspirations)

1.

Inspiration is a feeling of enthusiasm you get from someone or something, which gives you new and creative ideas.

My inspiration comes from poets like Baudelaire and Jacques Prévert...

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2.

If you describe someone or something good as an inspiration , you mean that they make you or other people want to do or achieve something.

Powell’s unusual journey to high office is an inspiration to millions...

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3.

If something or someone is the inspiration for a particular book, work of art, or action, they are the source of the ideas in it or act as a model for it.

India’s myths and songs are the inspiration for her books...

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4.

If you suddenly have an inspiration , you suddenly think of an idea of what to do or say.

Alison had an inspiration.

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