breathe

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English brethen (“to breathe, blow, exhale, odour”), derived from Middle English breth (“breath”). Eclipsed Middle English ethien and orðiæn, from Old English ēþian and orþian (“to breathe”); as well as Middle English anden, onden, from Old Norse anda (“to breathe”). More at breath. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: brēth, IPA(key): /bɹiːð/ (General American) IPA(key): /bɹið/ Rhymes: -iːð === Verb === breathe (third-person singular simple present breathes, present participle breathing, simple past and past participle breathed) (intransitive) To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases. (intransitive) To take in needed gases and expel waste gases in a similar way. (transitive) To inhale (a gas) to sustain life. (intransitive, figurative) To live. (transitive) To draw something into the lungs. (intransitive) To expel air from the lungs, exhale. (transitive) To exhale or expel (something) in the manner of breath. (transitive) To give an impression of, to exude. (transitive) To whisper quietly. To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to emanate; to blow gently. (chiefly Evangelical and Charismatic Christianity, with God as agent) To inspire (scripture). (intransitive) To exchange gases with the environment. (intransitive) Of a material etc., to allow gases to pass through. (intransitive, now rare) To rest; to stop and catch one's breath. (transitive) To stop, to give (a horse) an opportunity to catch its breath. (transitive) To exercise; to tire by brisk exercise. (transitive, figurative) To passionately devote much of one's life to (an activity, etc.). ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (to draw air or other gases in and out): respire; see also Thesaurus:breathe (to be passionate about): live and breathe ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== breath ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === beareth, beheart, herb tea, rebathe