Admire, Inspire | Vocabulary
About this video
David teaches two verbs: admire (to like and respect someone because of what they've done or what they're like) and inspire (to make someone want to do or be something). He explains the word parts ad + mire (to look at) and in + spire (breath).
You'll be able to
- explain the difference between admire and inspire.
- use the word parts ad-, mire, in- and spire to remember what the words mean.
- use admire and inspire in my own sentences.
Key words
- admire
- To like and respect someone because of what they've done or what they're like.
- inspire
- To make someone want to do or be something.
- verb
- An action word.
- prefix
- A word part at the start of a word, like ad- in admire.
Transcript
- [Narrator] Wordsmiths, hello. You ought to know that I'm proud of you. I think you're great, and I respect you for your hard work and all the progress you're making. I admire you and you inspire me. Those were our words for this video, admire and inspire. They rhyme, which is neat, but not the most important thing.
Let's go over some definitions. Admire, admire. This is a verb, an action word, and it means to like and respect someone because of what they've done or what they're like. Inspire, inspire. This is also a verb and it means to make someone want to do or be something.
Admire has a very common prefix inside of it. A very common word part. Ad, it means to, at or on. And the mire part means look or wonder. If any of you know Spanish, it's like the verb mirar, to look. So when you admire someone, you're looking at them, you're looking up to them, you're giving them attention that says, I think you are great.
Inspire is also made up of two word parts. There's in which quite handily means in like inside, and then there's spire, which comes from the Latin word for breath. Something that inspires you, fills you with life. (inhales) It's like breathing a deep breath of fresh air.
It's also there in the word spirit, like energy or a soul. Let's use these words in some sentences, shall we? I've always admired chef and teacher Jacques Pepin whose books taught me how to cook. I just think he's so cool and he did a whole book about chickens, like it was a cookbook, right?
But it was also full of stories and essays, and paintings that he'd done, but just entirely about chickens. He's great. I learned so much from those books. Whenever I cook French food, I think about Jacques Pepin and how cool he is because I admire him. I like and respect him because of what he did and what he's like.
Okay, next sentence. "My love of cheese inspired this invention," said Pamela, pointing to her Swiss-I-fier machine. Her love of cheese inspired her. It made her want to do something, and that something was to build a machine that punched holes in cheese, so that it looked like Swiss cheese.
You know, we all come to the work of life with different goals. I can't judge, especially because I too love cheese. Alright. All right, catch you in the next one, wordsmiths. You can learn anything. David out.
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