Dictionary entry details
• BREATHE (verb)
Meaning:
Draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
breathe; take a breath; suspire; respire
Context examples:
I can breathe better when the air is clean / The patient is respiring
"Breathe" entails doing...:
breathe out; exhale; expire (expel air)
breathe in; inhale; inspire (draw in (air))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "breathe"):
respire (breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety)
saw logs; saw wood; snore (breathe noisily during one's sleep)
yawn (utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired)
wheeze (breathe with difficulty)
breathe in; inhale; inspire (draw in (air))
breathe out; exhale; expire (expel air)
sigh; suspire (heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily)
hiccough; hiccup (breathe spasmodically, and make a sound)
hyperventilate (breathe excessively hard and fast)
choke (breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Also:
breathe in (draw in (air))
breathe out (expel air)
Meaning:
Be alive
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
Every creature that breathes
Hypernyms (to "breathe" is one way to...):
exist; live; subsist; survive (support oneself)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Impart as if by breathing
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context example:
He breathed new life into the old house
Hypernyms (to "breathe" is one way to...):
instill; transfuse (impart gradually)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Allow the passage of air through
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear
Hypernyms (to "breathe" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Utter or tell
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
not breathe a word
Hypernyms (to "breathe" is one way to...):
express; give tongue to; utter; verbalise; verbalize (articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Manifest or evince
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
She breathes the Christian spirit
Hypernyms (to "breathe" is one way to...):
convey; impart (make known; pass on, of information)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Meaning:
Take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
take a breather; catch one's breath; rest; breathe
Hypernyms (to "breathe" is one way to...):
break; intermit; pause (cease an action temporarily)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue breathe
Meaning:
Reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours
Hypernyms (to "breathe" is one way to...):
oxidate; oxidise; oxidize (add oxygen to or combine with oxygen)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Expel (gases or odors)
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
emit; pass off; breathe
Hypernyms (to "breathe" is one way to...):
discharge; eject; expel; release (eliminate (substances) from the body)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "breathe"):
belch; bubble; burp; eruct (expel gas from the stomach)
force out (emit or cause to move with force of effort)
emanate; exhale; give forth (give out (breath or an odor))
radiate (send out real or metaphoric rays)
bubble (form, produce, or emit bubbles)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
