exhale

CEFRB2

/ˌɛksˈheɪ̯l/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To breathe air out of your lungs.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To expel (something, such as tobacco smoke) from the lungs by action of the diaphragm.

Examples

  • If you can see your breath when you exhale, you know it's cold.

  • The doctor told me to inhale and exhale slowly and deeply.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ɪɡˈzeɪ̯l/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To pass off in the form of vapour; to emerge.

  2. To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out.

  3. To emit (a vapour, an odour, etc.).

More examples

In context

  • The earth exhales vapor; marshes exhale noxious effluvia.

  • The sun exhales the moisture of the earth.

  • Above was a tiled roof – though from that imperfect tiling exhaled stench and pestilence.

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Antonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle French exhaler, from Latin exhalare, from ex (“out”) + halare (“to breathe”).