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Meaning of 'breathe'
Meaning of 'breathe' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Breathe 
[ v. i.]
- To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live. [ v. i.]- To take breath; to rest from action.
- To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to exhale; to emanate; to blow gently.
2. Breathe [ v. t.]
- To inhale and exhale in the process of respiration; to
respire. [ v. t.]- To inject by breathing; to infuse; -- with into.
- To emit or utter by the breath; to utter softly; to whisper; as, to breathe a vow.
- To exhale; to emit, as breath; as, the flowers breathe odors or perfumes.
- To express; to manifest; to give forth.
- To act upon by the breath; to cause to sound by breathing.
- To promote free respiration in; to exercise.
- To suffer to take breath, or recover the natural breathing; to rest; as, to breathe a horse.
- To put out of breath; to exhaust.
- To utter without vocality, as the nonvocal consonants.
Meaning of 'breathe' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. breathe [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- be alive
- be alive
Example in sentence:
- Every creature that breathes
Meaning (2):
- impart as if by breathing
- impart as if by breathing
Example in sentence:
- He breathed new life into the old house
Meaning (3):
- draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
- draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
Example in sentence:
- I can breathe better when the air is clean;
- The patient is respiring
Meaning (4):
- utter or tell
- utter or tell
Example in sentence:
- not breathe a word
Meaning (5):
- allow the passage of air through
- allow the passage of air through
Example in sentence:
- Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear
Meaning (6):
- manifest or evince
- manifest or evince
Example in sentence:
- She breathes the Christian spirit
Meaning (7):
- reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked
- reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked
Example in sentence:
- This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours
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