Meaning
to breathe in, inhale
- to draw air or other substances into the lungs; to inhale
In a sentence
Inspira profondamente e trattieni il respiro per pochi secondi.
Breathe in deeply and hold your breath for a few seconds.
Durante la lezione di yoga impariamo a inspirare con il naso.
During yoga class we learn to breathe in through the nose.
Il medico gli ha chiesto di inspirare mentre ascoltava i polmoni.
The doctor asked him to breathe in while listening to his lungs.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| inspirare | infinitive |
| inspiro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| inspiri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| inspira | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| inspiriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| inspirate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| inspirano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| inspiravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| inspiravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| inspirava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| inspiravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| inspiravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| inspiravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| inspirai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| inspirasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| inspirò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| inspirammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| inspiraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| inspirarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| inspirerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| inspirerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| inspirerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| inspireremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| inspirerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| inspireranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| inspiri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| inspiri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| inspiri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| inspiriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| inspiriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| inspirino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| inspirassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| inspirassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| inspirasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| inspirassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| inspiraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| inspirassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| inspirerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| inspireresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| inspirerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| inspireremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| inspirereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| inspirerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| inspira | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| inspiriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| inspirate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| inspirando | gerund |
| inspirato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Do not confuse with 'ispirare' (to inspire). 'Inspirare' specifically refers to breathing in.