Breathe Definition
brēth
breathed, breathes, breathing
verb
breathed, breathes, breathing
To take air into the lungs and let it out again; inhale and exhale, esp. easily and naturally.
Webster's New World
To inhale air or another gas.
Breathe in slowly.
American Heritage Medicine
To inhale (in full, breathe in) or exhale (in full, breathe out)
Webster's New World
To inhale (in full, breathe in) or exhale (in full, breathe out)
Webster's New World
To carry on respiration.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- whisper
- confide
- recuperate
- take-a-breath
- take-a-breather
- expire
- Also used with out: exhale
- catch one's breath
- rest
- pass off
- emit
- suspire
- respire
- move
- exist
idiom
breathe down (someone's) neck
- To threaten by proximity, especially by pursuing closely.
- To watch or monitor closely, often annoyingly:
The boss was breathing down my neck all morning.
American Heritage
breathe easily
- To be relaxed or relieved, especially after a period of tension.
American Heritage
breathe (one's) last
- To die.
American Heritage
breathe again
- to have a feeling of relief or reassurance
Webster's New World
breathe a word
- to say something or anything
if you breathe a word of this to anyone, you'll regret it
Webster's New World
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