breathe (A1)
verb
Pronunciation: /briːð/
Definition
To take air into your lungs and then let it out.
Examples
The runner could barely breathe after the race.
Please breathe deeply and try to relax.
Fish breathe through gills, not lungs.
How to Use breathe
- breathe in (phrasal verb)
- To inhale air or a substance. — "Breathe in the fresh mountain air."
- breathe out (phrasal verb)
- To exhale air or a substance. — "Breathe out slowly and relax."
- breathe through (prepositional phrase)
- To inhale and exhale using a specific body part or method. — "Some animals breathe through their skin."
- breathe life into (idiom)
- To make something new or exciting again. — "Her ideas breathed new life into the project."
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