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1. (v.i.) breathe
to take air, oxygen, etc., into the lungs and expel it; inhale and exhale; respire.
2. breathe
to pause, as for breath; rest.
3. breathe
to move or blow gently, as air.
4. breathe
to live; exist.
5. breathe
to be redolent of.
6. breathe
(of a material) to allow air and moisture to pass through easily.
7. breathe
(of the skin) to absorb oxygen and give off perspiration.
8. breathe
(of a wine) to be exposed to air after being uncorked, in order to develop flavor and bouquet.
9. (v.t.) breathe
to inhale and exhale in respiration.
10. breathe
to exhale:
breathing fire.
11. breathe
to inject as if by breathing; infuse:
to breathe life into a party.
12. breathe
to give utterance to; whisper:
Don't breathe a word of it.
13. breathe
to express; manifest.
14. breathe
to allow to rest or recover breath:
to breathe a horse.
15. breathe
to deprive of breath, as by exercise; tire.
16. breathe
to follow someone closely in pursuit.
17. breathe
to watch someone closely so as to supervise or control.
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| Definition of 'breathe' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
"I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"
2. (verb) breathe
be alive
"Every creature that breathes"
3. (verb) breathe
impart as if by breathing
"He breathed new life into the old house"
4. (verb) breathe
allow the passage of air through
"Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear"
5. (verb) breathe
utter or tell
"not breathe a word"
6. (verb) breathe
manifest or evince
"She breathes the Christian spirit"
7. (verb) rest, breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather
take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
8. (verb) breathe
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"
9. (verb) emit, breathe, pass off
expel (gases or odors)
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1. (verb) breathe
***to take air in and out
How safe is the air we breathe?
2. breathe
breathe deeply
to take a lot of air in
3. breathe
breathe heavily
to breathe quickly and with effort
4. breathe
breathe down sb's neck
***to closely and continuously watch sb
Her boss was always breathing down her neck.
5. breathe
not breathe a word
to keep a secret
***I promise I won't breathe a word.
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| Definition of 'breathe' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) breathe
to respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live
2. (verb) breathe
to take breath; to rest from action
3. (verb) breathe
to pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to exhale; to emanate; to blow gently
4. (verb) breathe
to inhale and exhale in the process of respiration; to respire
5. (verb) breathe
to inject by breathing; to infuse; -- with into
6. (verb) breathe
to emit or utter by the breath; to utter softly; to whisper; as, to breathe a vow
7. (verb) breathe
to exhale; to emit, as breath; as, the flowers breathe odors or perfumes
8. (verb) breathe
to express; to manifest; to give forth
9. (verb) breathe
to act upon by the breath; to cause to sound by breathing
10. (verb) breathe
to promote free respiration in; to exercise
11. (verb) breathe
to suffer to take breath, or recover the natural breathing; to rest; as, to breathe a horse
12. (verb) breathe
to put out of breath; to exhaust
13. (verb) breathe
to utter without vocality, as the nonvocal consonants
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Sense: to draw in and let out (air etc) from the lungs
He was unable to breathe because of the smoke; She breathed a sigh of relief.
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 Afrikaans: asemhaal, sug van verligt |
 Arabic: يتنفس |
 Bulgarian: дишам |
 Brazilian: respirar |
 Czech: dýchat |
 German: atmen |
 Danish: ånde |
 Greek: αναπνέω |
 Spanish: respirar |
 Estonian: hingama |
 Farsi: نفس کشیدن |
 Finnish: hengittää |
 French: respirer |
 Hebrew: לִנשוֹם |
 Hindi: सांस लेना |
 Croatian: disati |
 Hungarian: lélegzik |
 Indonesian: bernapas |
 Icelandic: anda |
 Italian: respirare; emettere |
 Japanese: 呼吸する |
 Korean: 호흡하다 |
 Lithuanian: kvėpuoti, atsikvėpti |
 Latvian: atviegloti nopūsties |
 Malay: bernafas |
 Dutch: ademen |
 Norwegian: puste; trekke pusten;ånde |
 Polish: oddychać |
 Persian: نفس کشیدن |
 Pashto: نفس ویستل |
 Portuguese: respirar |
 Romanian: a respira |
 Russian: дышать |
 Slovak: dýchať |
 Slovenian: dihati |
 Serbian: disati |
 Swedish: andas |
 Thai: หายใจ |
 Turkish: nefes almak, solumak |
 Taiwanese: 呼吸 |
 Ukrainian: дихати |
 Urdu: سانس لینے کا عمل |
 Vietnamese: thở ra |
 Chinese: 呼吸 |
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