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Webster 1913 Edition
Inspirer
In-spir′er
,Noun.
One who, or that which, inspires.
“Inspirer of that holy flame.” Cowper.
Webster 1828 Edition
Inspirer
INSPI'RER
,Noun.
Definition 2024
inspirer
inspirer
English
Noun
inspirer (plural inspirers)
- Someone who inspires.
Translations
someone who inspires
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French
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin inspīrāre, present active infinitive of inspīrō. Compare Old French espirer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁe/
Verb
inspirer
Conjugation
Conjugation of inspirer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | inspirer | avoir inspiré | |||||
| gerund | en inspirant | en ayant inspiré | |||||
| present participle | inspirant /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | inspiré /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁe/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | inspire /ɛ̃s.piʁ/ |
inspires /ɛ̃s.piʁ/ |
inspire /ɛ̃s.piʁ/ |
inspirons /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁɔ̃/ |
inspirez /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁe/ |
inspirent /ɛ̃s.piʁ/ |
| imperfect | inspirais /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁɛ/ |
inspirais /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁɛ/ |
inspirait /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁɛ/ |
inspirions /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁjɔ̃/ |
inspiriez /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁje/ |
inspiraient /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | inspirai /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁe/ |
inspiras /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁa/ |
inspira /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁa/ |
inspirâmes /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁam/ |
inspirâtes /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁat/ |
inspirèrent /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁɛʁ/ |
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| future | inspirerai /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁə.ʁe/ |
inspireras /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁə.ʁa/ |
inspirera /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁə.ʁa/ |
inspirerons /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/ |
inspirerez /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁə.ʁe/ |
inspireront /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | inspirerais /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁə.ʁɛ/ |
inspirerais /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁə.ʁɛ/ |
inspirerait /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁə.ʁɛ/ |
inspirerions /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
inspireriez /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁə.ʁje/ |
inspireraient /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁə.ʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | inspire /ɛ̃s.piʁ/ |
inspires /ɛ̃s.piʁ/ |
inspire /ɛ̃s.piʁ/ |
inspirions /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁjɔ̃/ |
inspiriez /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁje/ |
inspirent /ɛ̃s.piʁ/ |
| imperfect1 |
inspirasse /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁas/ |
inspirasses /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁas/ |
inspirât /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁa/ |
inspirassions /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁa.sjɔ̃/ |
inspirassiez /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁa.sje/ |
inspirassent /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁas/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | inspire /ɛ̃s.piʁ/ |
— | inspirons /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁɔ̃/ |
inspirez /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁe/ |
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