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breathe
CEFRA2
/bɹiːð/
verb
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To take air into the lungs and release it.
- 02
verb
Extra detailTo inhale (a gas) to sustain life.
Examples
Sometimes machines can make an unconscious person breathe for years.
The concert hall was so jam-packed there wasn't room to breathe.
At a glance
Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsTo take in needed gases and expel waste gases in a similar way.
To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
To draw something into the lungs.
More examples
In contextWhen you breathe out in cold weather, you can see your breath.
Fish have gills so they can breathe underwater.
I will not allow it, as long as I still breathe.
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Origin
verb
From Middle English brethen (“to breathe, blow, exhale, odour”), derived from Middle English breth (“breath”). Eclipsed Middle English ethien and orðiæn, from Old English ēþian and orþian (“to breathe”); as well as Middle English anden, onden, from Old Norse anda (“to breathe”). More at breath.