breathe
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[edit] Etymology
See breath.
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to breathe (third-person singular simple present breathes, present participle breathing, simple past and past participle breathed)
- (intransitive) To repeatedly draw air into, and expel it from, the lungs in order to extract oxygen from it and excrete waste products.
- (intransitive) To exchange gases with the environment.
- Garments made of ****** and similar new materials breathe well and keep the skin relatively dry during exercise.
- (intransitive) Figuratively, to be relaxed or calm.
- ...a child's peaceful breathing...
- ...the wind breathes through the trees...
- (intransitive) Figuratively, to live.
- I will not allow it, as long as I still breathe.
- (transitive) To repeatedly draw (something) into, and expel (that thing) from, the lungs.
- Try not to breathe too much smoke.
- (transitive) To whisper quietly.
- He breathed the words into her ear, but she understood them all.
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to draw air in and out
to exchange gases
to be relaxed
(fig) to live
to draw (something) into lungs
to whisper
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