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breathe

/bɹið/verb1 syllable

Breathe means: draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs.

Synonyms for breathe12

verb, as in draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

take a breath, respire, suspire

verb, as in take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

rest, catch one's breath, take a breather

verb, as in expel (gases or odors)

emit, pass off

also used for breathe

live and breathe, draw breath, inbreathe, spire

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What does breathe mean?9

verb

1

draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs“I can breathe better when the air is clean”

2

take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

3

expel (gases or odors)

4

be alive“Every creature that breathes”

5

impart as if by breathing“He breathed new life into the old house”

6

allow the passage of air through“Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear”

7

utter or tell“not breathe a word”

8

manifest or evince“She breathes the Christian spirit”

9

reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked“This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Breathe in a sentence

  • When you breathe out in cold weather, you can see your breath.CK
  • Without oxygen, we would be unable to breathe.Hybrid
  • We breathe, eat and speak with the mouth.MarijnKp
  • We breathe, eat, and speak with our mouth.AlanF_US
  • If you must pause, breathe deeply and calm your nerves.Eccles17
  • David was crying so hard, he could barely breathe.Amastan
  • Mark needs to stop, take a step back and breathe.Amastan
  • However, they can help him breathe with a machine.orcrist

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of breathe

as a verb

past tense
breathed
present participle
breathing
third-person singular
breathes
past participle
breathed