breathe

Definition

  • v. draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
  • v. be alive
  • v. impart as if by breathing
  • v. allow the passage of air through

Word forms

Present participle
breathing
Past tense
breathed
Third person singular
breathes
Past participle
breathed

Example sentences

  1. vi.

    After running for a few minutes, I needed to take a moment to breathe.

  2. vt.

    She breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the good news.