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
verb, as in take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
verb, as in expel (gases or odors)
also used for breathe
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What does breathe mean?9
verb
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs“I can breathe better when the air is clean”
take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
expel (gases or odors)
be alive“Every creature that breathes”
impart as if by breathing“He breathed new life into the old house”
allow the passage of air through“Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear”
utter or tell“not breathe a word”
manifest or evince“She breathes the Christian spirit”
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