Definitions for breathe
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Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire(verb)

   draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

   "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"

2. breathe(verb)

   be alive

   "Every creature that breathes"

3. breathe(verb)

   impart as if by breathing

   "He breathed new life into the old house"

4. breathe(verb)

   allow the passage of air through

   "Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear"

5. breathe(verb)

   utter or tell

   "not breathe a word"

6. breathe(verb)

   manifest or evince

   "She breathes the Christian spirit"

7. rest, breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather(verb)

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

8. breathe(verb)

   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. emit, breathe, pass off(verb)

   expel (gases or odors)

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. breathe(Verb)

   To repeatedly draw air into, and expel it from, the lungs in order to extract oxygen from it and excrete waste products.

   Etymology: From brethen, from breth. More at breath.

2. breathe(Verb)

   To exchange gases with the environment.

   Garments made of ****** and similar new materials breathe well and keep the skin relatively dry during exercise.

   Etymology: From brethen, from breth. More at breath.

3. breathe(Verb)

   To rest; to stop and catch one's breath.

   Etymology: From brethen, from breth. More at breath.

4. breathe(Verb)

   Figuratively, to be relaxed or calm.

   ...the wind breathes through the trees...

   Etymology: From brethen, from breth. More at breath.

5. breathe(Verb)

   Figuratively, to live.

   I will not allow it, as long as I still breathe.

   Etymology: From brethen, from breth. More at breath.

6. breathe(Verb)

   To repeatedly draw (something) into, and expel (that thing) from, the lungs.

   Try not to breathe too much smoke.

   Etymology: From brethen, from breth. More at breath.

7. breathe(Verb)

   To whisper quietly.

   He breathed the words into her ear, but she understood them all.

   Etymology: From brethen, from breth. More at breath.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Breathe(verb)

   to respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live

2. Breathe(verb)

   to take breath; to rest from action

3. Breathe(verb)

   to pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to exhale; to emanate; to blow gently

4. Breathe(verb)

   to inhale and exhale in the process of respiration; to respire

5. Breathe(verb)

   to inject by breathing; to infuse; -- with into

6. Breathe(verb)

   to emit or utter by the breath; to utter softly; to whisper; as, to breathe a vow

7. Breathe(verb)

   to exhale; to emit, as breath; as, the flowers breathe odors or perfumes

8. Breathe(verb)

   to express; to manifest; to give forth

9. Breathe(verb)

   to act upon by the breath; to cause to sound by breathing

10. Breathe(verb)

    to promote free respiration in; to exercise

11. Breathe(verb)

    to suffer to take breath, or recover the natural breathing; to rest; as, to breathe a horse

12. Breathe(verb)

    to put out of breath; to exhaust

13. Breathe(verb)

    to utter without vocality, as the nonvocal consonants

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Breathe

   "Breathe" is a song by English electronic duo The Prodigy. It was released in November 1996 as the second single from the album The Fat of the Land. The song became the group's second consecutive number-one on both the Official UK and Finnish Singles Chart. An edited version of the song is featured as the opening track on MuchMusic's Diamond-Certified compilation album, Big Shiny Tunes 2. The song also featured in a 2012 television commercial for Tooheys Extra Dry. The Prodigy performed "Breathe" at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards, and won the Viewer's Choice Award.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Breathe

   brēth, v.i. to draw in and expel breath or air from the lungs: to take breath, to rest or pause: to live.—v.t. to draw in and expel from the lungs, as air: to infuse: to give out as breath: to utter by the breath or softly, to whisper: to express: to keep in breath, to exercise: to tire by some brisk exercise.—ns. Breath′er, one who breathes or lives: a spell of exercise; Breath′ing, the act of breathing: aspiration, secret prayer: respite.—adj. life-like.—ns. Breath′ing-time, time to breathe or rest; Breath′ing-while, time sufficient for drawing breath: any very short period.—To breathe again, to be relieved from an anxiety; To breathe freely, to be at ease; To breathe upon, to tarnish or soil. [See Breath.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. breathe

   To inhale and exhale air to the lungs.

   We breathe constantly every day it's part of life.

   Submitted by MaryC on December 23, 2019  

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1. breathe

   Song lyrics by breathe -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by breathe on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'breathe' in Verbs Frequency: #514

Anagrams for breathe »

1. beareth

2. herb tea

How to pronounce breathe?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of breathe in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of breathe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of breathe in a Sentence

1. Stan Shea:

   There are sharks that must continue swimming to be able to breathe, as they rely on the forward motion to keep water passing through their gill slits and get oxygen.

2. Mike Layman:

   It has led to a doubling of litigation against franchise brands, both the franchisor and franchisee are part of a very healthy ecosystem in today's economy. They can both breathe a little easier knowing that they won't be held responsible for the actions of a business partner.

3. Scott Barber:

   I felt like a thousand pounds had lifted off my chest, i could breathe again.

4. Mark Grueber:

   We set up expert panels of enthusiasts and people that really understand this space because we hadn't been there for over a couple of decades, we went out and immersed ourselves in different customer events and tried to live and breathe with the customers and understand what they liked and didn't like with the current products that are out there.

5. Matt Jones:

   It's not the easiest to breathe, our eyes have definitely been stinging quite a bit, i'll be happy to get inside and get in the air conditioning. I won't be doing anything else for the rest of the day. Hopefully rest and get a good night's sleep.

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