seeking inspiration
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4.2
- idiom
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buscar inspiración
- He is looking up at the sky, as if seeking inspiration.
It's said the man who invented writing, charged with this burden by the emperor, sought inspiration in the surface moods of water.
- It's said the man who invented writing, charged with this burden by the emperor, sought inspiration in the surface moods of water.
- So I have to constantly seek inspiration from others because if I don't, then I become lost and I forget my own why?
- So this is the treat that came my way just when I needed it while I was hormonal and angry and, and you know, I was seeking inspiration.
Examples
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In the past few years, a growing number of engineers have been seeking inspiration from living systems—birds, insects, and other biological models—in an effort to produce breakthroughs in vehicle concepts, reshape our frame of reference, and change the definition of what is possible.
Academic text (2001) -
Rather than seek inspiration from print, perhaps we should look more toward software design.
Blog text (14) -
Perhaps if he seeks inspiration in his faith, he will find that his words could be better expressed.
Blog text (34) -
So I have to constantly seek inspiration from others because if I don't, then I become lost and I forget my own why?
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I was seeking inspiration, not hibernation.
Fiction book (1995) -
A day dedicated to seeking inspiration through projects utilizing Papertrey Ink products.
Blog text (3) -
As an artist seeking inspiration, she often visited the local gallery to admire the work of others.
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In the quiet of the forest, he found himself seeking inspiration for his next novel.
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Many writers are seeking inspiration from nature to spark their creativity and generate new ideas.
Antonyms
How Active
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'actively looking for creative motivation' is directly derivable from combining 'seek' (make an effort to find) with 'inspiration' (creative stimulus). This is a transparent verb + noun collocation that follows ordinary compositional rules and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
The phrase seeking inspiration gives a simple picture: someone actively seeking a moment of inspiration, like walking or looking around until a bright idea suddenly appears. So, it means 'actively looking for creative ideas'.