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Breathe

/brˈið/
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(verb) To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.

When you breathe out in cold weather, you can see your breath.
The concert hall was so jam-packed there wasn't room to breathe.
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It was so hot in the room that it was hard for me to ____ properly city.

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