verb🔗ShareTo draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases."Before the big presentation, Sarah took a deep breath and felt more calm. "physiologybodyorganbiologyanatomymedicineessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo take in needed gases and expel waste gases in a similar way."Fish have gills so they can breathe underwater."physiologybiologyanatomyorganismfunctionbodyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo inhale (a gas) to sustain life."While life as we know it depends on oxygen, scientists have speculated that alien life forms might breathe chlorine or methane."physiologymedicinebiologyanatomyorganbodyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo live."I will not allow it, as long as I still breathe."physiologybiologyorganismbodyhumanbeingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo draw something into the lungs."Try not to breathe too much smoke."physiologybodyorganbiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo expel air from the lungs, exhale."If you breathe on a mirror, it will fog up."physiologybodyorganbiologymedicineanatomyfunctionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo exhale or expel (something) in the manner of breath."The flowers breathed a heady perfume."physiologybodyorganbiologymedicineanatomyfunctionprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo give an impression of, to exude."The decor positively breathes classical elegance."stylecharacterappearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo whisper quietly."He breathed the words into her ear, but she understood them all."soundcommunicationlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to emanate; to blow gently."The wind breathes through the trees."physiologyactionorganismbodybiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo exchange gases with the environment."Garments made of certain new materials breathe well and keep the skin relatively dry during exercise."physiologybiologybodymedicinescienceorgananatomyfunctionprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo rest; to stop and catch one's breath."After running to catch the bus, Sarah needed to breathe for a moment before she could walk to class. "physiologybodyactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo stop, to give (a horse) an opportunity to catch its breath."At higher altitudes you need to breathe your horse more often."physiologyanimalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo exercise; to tire by brisk exercise."The children breathed heavily after running around the playground all afternoon. "physiologybodyactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo passionately devote much of one's life to (an activity, etc.)."Do you like hiking? Are you kidding? I breathe hiking."attitudecharacteractionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading