Breathe
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Pronunciation
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Intransitive verb
to breathe (breathes, breathed, breathing)
- To repeatedly draw air into, and expel it from, the lungs in order to extract oxygen from it and excrete waste products.
- Figuratively, to feel relaxed or calm.
- ...a child's peaceful breathing...
- ...the wind breathes through the trees...
- Figuratively, to live.
- I will not allow it, as long as I still breathe.
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Translations
- Catalan: (1): respirar
- Czech: (1): dýchat
- Dutch: (1): ademen
- Finnish: hengittää (1)
- French: (1): respirer
- German: (1): atmen
- Greek: αναπνοή
- Indonesian: bernafas
- Italian: respirare
- Japanese: 呼吸する (こきゅうする, kokyū-suru)
- Norwegian: puste
- Polish: oddychać
- Spanish: respirar
- Swedish: andas
- Telugu: శ్వాసించు (SvaasiMchu) (1), ఊపిరి ఆడు (oopiri aaDu) (2)
- Thai: หายใจเข้า (breath in) hai-jai-kao
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Transitive verb
to breathe (breathes, breathed, breathing)
- To repeately draw (something) into, and expel (that thing) from, the lungs.
- Try not to breathe too much smoke.
- To whisper quietly.
- He breathed the words into her ear, but she understood them all.
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Related terms
fr:breathe io:breathe it:breathe hu:breathe fi:breathe zh:breathe