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breathe
- pronunciation:
- brith
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- phrases:
- breathe freely, breathe easily, breathe easy
- features:
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
breathed, breathes, breathing |
| definition 1: |
to draw air into the lungs and expel it; respirate.
People breathe faster when they run.We knew he wasn't dead because he was still breathing. |
| definition 2: |
to rest a moment to regain one's breath.
Let's stop for a minute and give ourselves a chance to breathe. |
| definition 3: |
to be exposed to the flow of the air.
If you let the skin breathe, the wound will heal. |
| definition 4: |
to take breaths so as to make a noise.
Don't breathe or he will hear us. |
| definition 5: |
to be alive.
As long as I breathe, you will never get my money.- similar words:
- exist, live
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| definition 6: |
to allow air to flow through.
This fabric is good for sports because it breathes well. |
| related words: |
exhale, expire, pull |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to inhale and exhale.
Oh, just breathe that fresh clean air! |
| definition 2: |
to impart as if through breathing.
He breathed life into the meeting. |
| definition 3: |
to whisper (something) in guarded tones.
Don't breathe a word of this to anyone. |
| definition 4: |
to allow to rest after exertion.
Let's breathe the horses now. |
| related words: |
draw, exhale, expire |
| phrase: |
breathe freely |
| phrase: |
breathe easily |
| phrase: |
breathe easy |
| derivation: |
breathable (adj.) |
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involved with breathe |
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air, breath, oxygen |
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predator that kills by stopping breathe |
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anaconda, boa constrictor, constrictor, python |
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produced by breathe |
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carbon dioxide |
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some body parts used in breathe |
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blowhole, bronchial tube, gill, lung, mouth, nose, nostril, throat, trachea, trunk, windpipe |
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some diseases that involve breathe |
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asthma, bronchitis, croup, distemper, pneumonia, whooping cough |
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some things that affect breathe |
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aerobics, allergy, anemia, heat, moisture, smoke, ventilation |
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some tools used for breathe |
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Aqua-Lung, snorkel, spacesuit |
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ways to recover someone's breathe |
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artificial respiration, CPR |
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