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inspire

/ɪn.ˈspaɪə(ɹ)/

verb

to make someone have the desire to do something

  • “The poem was so wonderful that it inspired me, too.”Tatoeba
  • “The search for purpose can inspire others along the way.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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