{
    "term": "inspiration",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the process that takes place when somebody sees or hears something that causes them to have exciting new ideas or makes them want to create something, especially in art, music or literature",
            "sensetop": "inspiration for somethinginspiration to do something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Dreams can be a rich source of inspiration for an artist."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Both poets **drew their inspiration from** the countryside."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her work lacks inspiration *(= it does not contain any exciting new ideas)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Looking for inspiration for a new dessert? Try this recipe.",
                    "contextForm": "inspiration for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She had the time and the inspiration to develop her talent.",
                    "contextForm": "inspiration to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His inspiration comes from Japan."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her latest book owes its inspiration to childhood memories."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I had to wait until inspiration struck."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many of us found inspiration in her teaching."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The movement draws much of its inspiration from the Greek philosophers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Where did you get the inspiration for the book?"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Literature and writing", "Art"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["great", "true", "direct"],
                "… of inspiration": ["flash", "moment"],
                "verb + inspiration": ["derive", "draw", "find"],
                "inspiration + verb": ["come (from something)", "hit", "strike"],
                "preposition": [
                    "inspiration behind",
                    "inspiration for",
                    "inspiration to"
                ],
                "phrases": ["a source of inspiration"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person or thing that is the reason why somebody creates or does something",
            "sensetop": "inspiration (for something)inspiration behind something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He says my sister was the inspiration for his heroine.",
                    "contextForm": "inspiration (for something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Clark was the inspiration behind Saturday's victory.",
                    "contextForm": "inspiration behind something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sea has provided an inspiration for many of his paintings."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His wife was the direct inspiration for the main character in the book."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The garden is an inspiration for all gardeners with limited resources."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["great", "true", "direct"],
                "… of inspiration": ["flash", "moment"],
                "verb + inspiration": ["derive", "draw", "find"],
                "inspiration + verb": ["come (from something)", "hit", "strike"],
                "preposition": [
                    "inspiration behind",
                    "inspiration for",
                    "inspiration to"
                ],
                "phrases": ["a source of inspiration"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a person or thing that makes you want to be better, more successful, etc.",
            "sensetop": "inspiration to somebodyinspiration for somebody",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "His charity work is an inspiration to us all.",
                    "contextForm": "inspiration to somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She became an inspiration and a role model for a new generation of women.",
                    "contextForm": "inspiration for somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His courage must be a great inspiration to those people facing a similar ordeal."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's been a great inspiration to me."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["great", "true", "direct"],
                "… of inspiration": ["flash", "moment"],
                "verb + inspiration": ["derive", "draw", "find"],
                "inspiration + verb": ["come (from something)", "hit", "strike"],
                "preposition": [
                    "inspiration behind",
                    "inspiration for",
                    "inspiration to"
                ],
                "phrases": ["a source of inspiration"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a sudden good idea",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He had an inspiration: he'd give her a dog for her birthday."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It came to me in a **flash of inspiration**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Then I had a moment of true inspiration."
                },
                {
                    "text": "One day the inspiration just came."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In a flash of inspiration, I decided to paint the whole house white."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["great", "true", "direct"],
                "… of inspiration": ["flash", "moment"],
                "verb + inspiration": ["derive", "draw", "find"],
                "inspiration + verb": ["come (from something)", "hit", "strike"],
                "preposition": [
                    "inspiration behind",
                    "inspiration for",
                    "inspiration to"
                ],
                "phrases": ["a source of inspiration"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌɪnspəˈreɪʃn/",
                "audio": "in/inspiration/inspiration__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌɪnspəˈreɪʃn/",
                "audio": "in/inspiration/inspiration__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (in the sense ‘divine guidance’): via Old French from late Latin inspiratio(n-), from the verb inspirare ‘breathe or blow into’ from in- ‘into’ + spirare ‘breathe’."
}