To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
To take in needed gases and expel waste gases in a similar way. Example: Fish have gills so they can breathe underwater.
To inhale (a gas) to sustain life. Example: While life as we know it depends on oxygen, scientists have speculated that alien life forms might breathe chlorine or methane.
To live. Example: I will not allow it, as long as I still breathe.
To draw something into the lungs. Example: Try not to breathe too much smoke.
To expel air from the lungs, exhale. Example: If you breathe on a mirror, it will fog up.
To exhale or expel (something) in the manner of breath. Example: The flowers breathed a heady perfume.
To give an impression of, to exude. Example: The decor positively breathes classical elegance.
To whisper quietly. Example: He breathed the words into her ear, but she understood them all.
To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to emanate; to blow gently. Example: The wind breathes through the trees.
To exchange gases with the environment. Example: Garments made of certain new materials breathe well and keep the skin relatively dry during exercise.
To rest; to stop and catch one's breath.
To stop, to give (a horse) an opportunity to catch its breath. Example: At higher altitudes you need to breathe your horse more often.
To exercise; to tire by brisk exercise.
To passionately devote much of one's life to (an activity, etc.). Example: Do you like hiking? Are you kidding? I breathe hiking.
The act of respiration; a single instance of this.
A diacritical mark indicating aspiration or lack thereof.
Time to recover one's breath; hence, a delay, a spell of time.
Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration. Example: the breathings of the Holy Spirit
Aspiration; secret prayer.
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