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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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She inspired/encouraged/prompted me to do some more travelling

0She 01b00inspired02b00 me to do some more travelling after she told me all about her adventures when she was abroad.02br
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00Is it correct to understand "inspired" in the above as "encouraged" or "prompted?" Thanks.0-
  

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0Hi Angliholic,02br 02br 00I think not. 02br 02br 00You can inspire someone to do something without intending to, or without ever meeting them or even knowing they exist. It often happens that someone is inspired by the heroic acts of a dead person, to perform feats of great bravery.

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  • 0Hi Angliholic,02br 02br 00I think not.
  • 02br 02br 00You can inspire someone to do something without intending to, or without ever meeting them or even knowing they exist.
  • It often happens that someone is inspired by the heroic acts of a dead person, to perform feats of great bravery.
  • 02br 02br 00You may say, I was 01i 01u 00encouraged02u 02i 00 about a career in law after reading Abraham Lincoln's biography.
  • Here 01i 00encouraged02i 00 acts as an adjective..
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0Hi Angliholic,02br
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00I think not. To encourage or prompt someone is a deliberate, intentional effort or attempt to get that person to do a particular thing.02br
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00You can inspire someone to do something without intending to, or without ever meeting them or even knowing they exist. It often happens that someone is inspired by the heroic acts of
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