Learn English – Inspiration to VS inspiration for

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Please check both sentences and let me know what is difference between them.

He is an inspiration for us.

VS

He is an inspiration to us.

Best Answer

We wouldn't really say that someone is a inspiration for us. A person can "inspire us" or be "an inspiration to us." A person can also be the inspiration for a song, a book, a movie, etc.

In other words...

inspiration for = an object/idea that helped create another object/idea

inspiration to = an object/idea that motivates a person