respire

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French respirer.

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Infinitive
to respire

Third person singular
respires

Simple past
respired

Past participle
respired

Present participle
respiring

to respire (third-person singular simple present respires, present participle respiring, simple past and past participle respired)

  1. (intransitive) To breathe in and out
  2. (intransitive) To engage in the process of respiration
  3. (intransitive) To recover one's breath or breathe easily following stress
  4. (transitive) To inhale and exhale; to breathe

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[edit] French

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respire

  1. First-person singular present indicative of respirer.
  2. Third-person singular present indicative of respirer.
  3. First-person singular present subjunctive of respirer.
  4. Third-person singular present subjunctive of respirer.
  5. Second-person singular imperative of respirer.

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respire (infinitive: respirar)

  1. formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of respirar.
  2. first-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of respirar.
  3. formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of respirar.
  4. third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of respirar.