inhale

== English == === Etymology === From Latin inhalare (“to breathe on (breathe in)”), from in (“in, into, on”) + halare (“to breathe”). === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈheɪl/ Rhymes: -eɪl === Verb === inhale (third-person singular simple present inhales, present participle inhaling, simple past and past participle inhaled) (intransitive) To draw air into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm. Synonyms: breathe in, inbreathe, inspire Antonyms: breathe out, outbreathe, exhale, expire (transitive) To draw air or any form of gas (either in a pure form, or mixed with small particles in the form of aerosols/smoke, sometimes stemming from a medicament) into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm. Synonyms: breathe in, inbreathe, inspire, fetch Antonyms: breathe out, outbreathe, exhale (transitive, figuratively) To eat very quickly. ==== Antonyms ==== exhale ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== inhaler halitosis ==== Translations ==== === Noun === inhale (plural inhales) An inhalation. ==== Derived terms ==== snap inhale === Further reading === “inhale”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “inhale”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “inhale”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === haline, healin' == Dutch == === Verb === inhale (dated or formal) singular dependent-clause present subjunctive of inhalen == French == === Verb === inhale inflection of inhaler: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative == Galician == === Verb === inhale inflection of inhalar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Verb === inhale inflection of inhalar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative