breath

CEFRB1

/bɹɛθ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The air taken into or released from the lungs.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A single act of breathing in or out; a breathing of air.

Examples

  • After running up the hill, I was completely out of breath.

  • The excited woman tried to explain the accident all in one breath.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /brɛːθ/
  • /bɹeθ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Air expelled from the lungs.

  2. The act or process of breathing.

  3. A rest or pause.

More examples

In context

  • I could hear the breath of the runner behind me.

  • I took a deep breath and started the test.

  • The child's breath came quickly and unevenly.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English breeth, breth, from Old English brǣþ (“odor, scent, stink, exhalation, vapor”), from Proto-West Germanic *brāþi (“vapour, waft, exhalation, breath”) (compare German Brodem (“haze, vapor; breath”), of a different but related formation).