breathe

[US]/briːð/
[UK]/briːð/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. to take air into the lungs and then expel it; to speak quietly; to exhale
vt. to inhale and exhale; to reveal; to make someone breathe heavily; to speak quietly

Phrases & Collocations

struggle to breathe

breathe in

breathe out

breathe freely

breathe deeply

breathe again

breathe easy

breathe into

Example Sentences

try to breathe normally.

breathe in through your nose.

breathe the lush scent of lilacs.

Don't breathe a word of this.

breathe through the nasal passage

Just breathe in the ozone on the sea.

The doctor told him to breathe in deeply and then breathe out.

he breathed out heavily.

plants breathe through their roots.

In making that plea he will breathe in vain.

The letter breathes despair.

Please don’t breathe a word of this to anyone.

breathed the salt air.

The boy breathed on a mirror.

The article breathes the spirit of the age.

The doctor asked me to breathe in, then to breathe out fully.

She breathed her advice softly.

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