- ˌbreathe (sth) ˈin
- phrasal verb
to take air or other substances into your lungs through your nose or mouth
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ˌbreathe (sth) ˈin
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ˌbreathe (sth) ˈout — phrasal verb to send air or other substances out of your lungs through your nose or mouth … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
breathe — W3S3 [bri:ð] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(air)¦ 2¦(blow)¦ 3 somebody can breathe easy/easily 4 breathe a sigh of relief 5 be breathing down somebody s neck 6 not breathe a word 7 breathe life into something 8¦(skin)¦ 9¦(clothes/fabric)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
breathe something out — ˌbreathe sthˈout derived to send air, smoke, etc. out of your lungs through your nose or mouth • Humans take in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. Main entry: ↑breathederived … Useful english dictionary
breathe something in — ˌbreathe sthˈin derived to take air, smoke, etc. into your lungs through your nose or mouth • His illness is a result of breathing in paint fumes over many years. Main entry: ↑breathederived … Useful english dictionary
breathe — /bri:D/ verb 1 AIR (I, T) to take air into your lungs and send it out again: When you get an asthma attack you can t breathe. | People are concerned about the quality of the air they breathe. | breathe deeply (=take in a lot of air) 2 BLOW (I, T) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
breathe*/*/ — [briːð] verb 1) [I/T] to take air into your lungs through your nose or mouth and let it out again Doctors said he was having difficulty breathing.[/ex] We begin the exercise by breathing deeply (= breathing large amounts of air).[/ex] She leant… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
breathe (new) life into something — phrase to provide something with new ideas, new energy etc, so that it improves and is more likely to be successful again She breathed new life into the political scene. Thesaurus: to make something bettersynonym Main entry: breathe * * *… … Useful english dictionary
breathe (easily) again — breathe ( easily/freely/) again phrase to relax because you are no longer in a difficult or dangerous situation We found that file, so you can breathe again. Thesaurus: to be, or to become calm and stop worryingsynonym Main entry: br … Useful english dictionary
breathe (freely) again — breathe ( easily/freely/) again phrase to relax because you are no longer in a difficult or dangerous situation We found that file, so you can breathe again. Thesaurus: to be, or to become calm and stop worryingsynonym Main entry: br … Useful english dictionary
live and breathe something — phrase to be very enthusiastic about a particular activity and spend all the time you can doing it or talking about it Some people live and breathe football. Thesaurus: to be, or to become interested in somethingsynonym Main entry: live * * * be… … Useful english dictionary
