breathe

(verb)

verb

1. draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

- I can breathe better when the air is clean

Similar word(s): respire, suspire

Definition categories: body

2. be alive

- Every creature that breathes

Definition categories: stative, exist, live, subsist, survive

3. impart as if by breathing

- He breathed new life into the old house

Definition categories: possession, instill, transfuse

4. allow the passage of air through

- Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear

Definition categories: stative, be

5. utter or tell

- not breathe a word

Definition categories: communication, express, utter, verbalise, verbalize

6. manifest or evince

- She breathes the Christian spirit

Definition categories: communication, convey

7. take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

Similar word(s): rest

Definition categories: communication, break, intermit, pause

8. reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked

- This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours

Definition categories: change, oxidate, oxidise, oxidize

9. expel (gases or odors)

Similar word(s): emit

Definition categories: body, discharge, eject, exhaust, expel, release

Sentences with breathe as a verb:

- Fish have gills so they can breathe underwater.

- While life as we know it depends on oxygen, scientists have speculated that alien life forms might breathe chlorine or methane.

- I will not allow it, as long as I still breathe.

- Try not to breathe too much smoke.

- If you breathe on a mirror, it will fog up.

- The wind breathes through the trees.

- The decor positively breathes classical elegance.

- He breathed the words into her ear, but she understood them all.

- Garments made of certain new materials breathe well and keep the skin relatively dry during exercise.

- At higher altitudes you need to breathe your horse more often.