breathe+in

  • 11Breathe — (br[=e][th]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Breathed} (br[=e][th]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Breathing}.] [From {Breath}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live. I am in health, I breathe. Shak. [1913 Webster] Breathes there a… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 12breathe — [v1] take air in and let out draw in, exhale, expire, fan, gasp, gulp, inhale, insufflate, open the floodgates*, pant, puff, respire, scent, sigh, sniff, snore, snort, use lungs, wheeze; concepts 163,601 breathe [v2] inspire action imbue, impart …

    New thesaurus

  • 13breathe — breathe; breathe·able; …

    English syllables

  • 14breathe — index communicate, divulge, exist, express, pause, utter Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 15breathe — brēth vb, breathed; breath·ing vi 1) to draw air into and expel it from the lungs: RESPIRE broadly to take in oxygen and give out carbon dioxide through natural processes 2) to inhale and exhale freely vt to inhale and exhale <breathing …

    Medical dictionary

  • 16breathe — c.1300, not in Old English, but it retains the original Old English vowel of its source word, BREATH (Cf. breath). Related: Breathed; breathing …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 17breathe — /bri:D/ verb 1 AIR (I, T) to take air into your lungs and send it out again: When you get an asthma attack you can t breathe. | People are concerned about the quality of the air they breathe. | breathe deeply (=take in a lot of air) 2 BLOW (I, T) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18breathe */*/ — UK [briːð] / US [brɪð] verb Word forms breathe : present tense I/you/we/they breathe he/she/it breathes present participle breathing past tense breathed past participle breathed 1) [intransitive/transitive] to take air into your lungs through… …

    English dictionary

  • 19breathe — [c]/brið / (say breedh) verb (breathed /briðd / (say breedhd), breathing) –verb (i) 1. to inhale and exhale air; respire: *in the cooler air we will breathe easier. –b. wongar, 1983. 2. (in speech) to control the outgoing breath in producing… …

  • 20breathe — [[t]bri͟ːð[/t]] ♦♦♦ breathes, breathing, breathed 1) VERB When people or animals breathe, they take air into their lungs and let it out again. When they breathe smoke or a particular kind of air, they take it into their lungs and let it out again …

    English dictionary