breath
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Old English brǣþ (“smell, exhalation”), from Proto-Germanic *brēþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrēto- (“exhalation from heat; steam”).
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[edit] Noun
breath (countable and uncountable; plural breaths)
- (uncountable) The act or process of breathing.
- I could hear the breath of the runner behind me.
- The child's breath came quickly and unevenly.
- (countable) A single act of breathing in or out.
- I took a deep breath and started the test.
- (uncountable) Air expelled from the lungs.
- I could feel the runner's breath on my shoulder.
- (countable) A rest or pause.
- Let's stop for a breath when we get to the top of the hill.
- a small amount of something, such as wind, or common sense
- Even with all the windows open, there is hardly a breath of air in here.
- If she had a breath of common sense, she would never have spoken to the man in the first place.
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Terms derived from breath
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[edit] Translations
act or process of breathing
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a single act of breathing in and out
air expelled from the lungs
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a rest or pause
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Most common English words before 1923: sorry · share · working · #988: breath · camp · prove · engaged
