breathe
pronunciation
How to pronounce breathe in British English:
UK [briːð]
How to pronounce breathe in American English:
US [briːð]
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- Verb:
- draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
- be alive
- impart as if by breathing
- allow the passage of air through
- utter or tell
- manifest or evince
- take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
- reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked
- expel (gases or odors)
Word Origin
- breathe (v.)
- c. 1300, not in Old English, but it retains the original Old English vowel of its source word, breath. Related: Breathed; breathing.
Example
- 1. Brands are almost part of the air we breathe .
- 2. If they go unheeded , the regime may breathe again .
- 3. These muscles contract when we breathe in , expanding the lungs and drawing in air .
- 4. I couldn 't remember how to breathe .
- 5. Breathe , and let it pass .