Meaning

(intransitive) To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases..

Definitions by Sense

1. (intransitive) To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
2. (intransitive) To take in needed gases and expel waste gases in a similar way.
3. (transitive) To inhale (a gas) to sustain life.
4. (intransitive, figurative) To live.
5. (transitive) To draw something into the lungs.
6. (intransitive) To expel air from the lungs, exhale.
7. (transitive) To exhale or expel (something) in the manner of breath.
8. (transitive) To give an impression of, to exude.

Example Sentences

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.

I am in health, I breathe.

Breathes there a man with soul so dead?

Try not to breathe too much smoke.

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

The flowers breathed a heady perfume.

Word Forms

• breathes
• breathing
• breathed
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When Should You Use Breathe?

Use breathe when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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