breathe
1. draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs (Freq. 22)
- I can breathe better when the air is clean
- The patient is respiring
• Syn:
take a breath, respire, suspire
• See Also:
breathe out, breathe in
• Derivationally related forms:
respiratory (for: respire), respiration (for: respire), respirator (for: respire), breather, breathing
• Hyponyms:
respire, choke, hyperventilate, hiccup, hiccough,
sigh, suspire, exhale, expire, breathe out, inhale,
inhale, breathe in, wheeze, yawn, snore,
saw wood, saw logs
• Verb Group:
respire
• Entailment:
inhale, inspire, breathe in, exhale, expire, breathe out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
2. be alive (Freq. 1)
- Every creature that breathes
• Hypernyms:
exist, survive, live, subsist
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
3. impart as if by breathing (Freq. 1)
- He breathed new life into the old house
• Hypernyms:
instill, transfuse
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something PP
4. allow the passage of air through
- Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear
• Hypernyms:
be
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
5. utter or tell
- not breathe a word
• Hypernyms:
express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
6. manifest or evince
- She breathes the Christian spirit
• Hypernyms:
convey
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
7. take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
• Syn:
rest, catch one's breath, take a breather
• Derivationally related forms:
breather, breathing, rest (for: rest), rester (for: rest)
• Hypernyms:
pause, intermit, break
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Sam and Sue breathe
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
• Hypernyms:
oxidize, oxidise, oxidate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
9. expel (gases or odors)
• Syn:
emit, pass off
• Derivationally related forms:
emission (for: emit)
• Hypernyms:
exhaust, discharge, expel, eject, release
• Hyponyms:
burp, bubble, belch, eruct, force out,
exhale, give forth, emanate, radiate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
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