HOLD ONE`S BREATH

Meaning of HOLD ONE`S BREATH in English

stop breathing for a moment when one is excited or nervous I held my breath and waited to see if my name had been called for an interview with the movie company.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

HOLD ONE'S BREATH — phrasal to prevent oneself from breathing temporarily, to wait in anxious anticipation
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HOLD ONE'S BREATH — phrasal 1. : to cease breathing momentarily (as from fear) 2. : to be in extreme suspense held her breath …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOLD ONE'S BREATH — be excited; be anxious; be nervous
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HOLD ONE'S BREATH — 1. : to prevent oneself from breathing temporarily 2. : to wait in anxious anticipation
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOLD ONE'S BREATH — 1 : to prevent oneself from breathing temporarily 2 : to wait in anxious anticipation
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HOLD ONE'S BREATH — cease breathing temporarily. → breath
Concise Oxford English vocab
HOLD ONE'S BREATH — {v. phr.} 1. To stop breathing for a moment when you are excited or nervous. * /The race was so …
Slang English vocab
HOLD ONE'S BREATH — {v. phr.} 1. To stop breathing for a moment when you are excited or nervous. * /The race was so …
Словарь английских идиом
HOLD ONE'S BREATH — v. phr. 1. To stop breathing for a moment when you are excited or nervous. The race was so close …
American Idioms English vocabulary
HOLD ONE'S BREATH — затаить дыхание
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HOLD ONE'S BREATH — затаить дыхание
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HOLD ONE'S BREATH — разг. затаить дыхание ( в ожидании чего-л. ) ; терпеливо дожидаться
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HOLD ONE'S BREATH — разг. затаить дыхание (в ожидании чего-л.); терпеливо дожидаться
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HOLD ONE'S BREATH — expr infml He's not exactly holding his breath until she comes — Он явно не слишком жаждет ее увидеть So hold your …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
HOLD ONE'S BREATH — expr infml He's not exactly holding his breath until she comes — Он явно не слишком жаждет ее увидеть So …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
HOLD ONE'S BREATH — hold one's breath expr infml He's not exactly holding his breath until she comes Он явно не слишком жаждет ее …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
HOLD ONE'S BREATH — He's not exactly holding his breath until she comes — Он явно не слишком жаждет ее увидеть So hold your …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOLD
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BREATH — ˈbreth noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English breeth, breth, from Old English brǣth; akin to Old High German brādam …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOLD — hold 1 — holdable , adj. /hohld/ , v. , held; held or ( Archaic ) holden; holding; n. v.t. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BREATH — /breth/ , n. 1. the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration. 2. respiration, esp. as necessary to life. 3. life; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOLD — I. ˈhōld verb ( held ˈheld ; hold·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English healdan; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BREATH — noun Etymology: Middle English breth, from Old English brǣth; akin to Old High German brādam breath, and perhaps to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOLD — noun binding power and influence. 2. hold ·noun the authority or ground to take or keep; claim. 3. hold ·noun …
Webster English vocab
BREATH — noun time to breathe; respite; pause. 2. breath ·noun fragrance; exhalation; odor; perfume. 3. breath ·noun the power of respiration, …
Webster English vocab
HOLD — [hold] vb held ; hold.ing [ME, fr. OE healdan; akin to OHG haltan to hold, and perh. to L celer …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BREATH — [breath] n [ME breth, fr. OE braeth; akin to OHG bradam breath, and perh. to OE beorma yeast--more at barm] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOLD — / həʊld; NAmE hoʊld/ verb , noun ■ verb ( held , held / held; NAmE /) IN HAND / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BREATH — / breθ; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] the air that you take into your lungs and send out …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOLD — I. hold 1 S1 W1 /həʊld $ hoʊld/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle held /held/) [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BREATH
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOLD — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. held) 1 tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BREATH — n. 1 a the air taken into or expelled from the lungs. b one respiration of air. c an exhalation …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOLD — v. & n. v. (past and past part. held) 1 tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BREATH — n. 1 a the air taken into or expelled from the lungs. b one respiration of air. c an exhalation …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
HOLD — 1. v. & n. --v. (past and past part. held) 1. tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands …
Oxford English vocab
BREATH — n.1 a the air taken into or expelled from the lungs. b one respiration of air. c an exhalation of …
Oxford English vocab
HOLD — I. PHYSICALLY TOUCHING, SUPPORTING, OR CONTAINING /hoʊld/ ( holds, holding, held) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BREATH — ( breaths) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your breath is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOLD — I. PHYSICALLY TOUCHING, SUPPORTING, OR CONTAINING (~s, ~ing, held) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOLD — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bag holds sth ▪ I don't think that bag will hold all those …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BREATH — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a breath of air ▪ I went outside for a breath of air. a breath …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BREATH — [noun] - the air that you take into and let out of your lungsAfter running I didn't have any breath …
Cambridge English vocab
HOLD
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BREATH — Synonyms and related words : Aqua-Lung, a breath, afterdamp, amaze, anima, anima humana, animating force, aroma, artificial respiration, aspiration, asthmatic …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BREATH — See: CATCH ONE'S BREATH, DRAW A LONG BREATH or TAKE A LONG BREATH, HOLD ONE'S BREATH, IN THE SAME BREATH, …
Slang English vocab
HOLD — INDEX: 1. to have something in your hand 2. to hold something tightly 3. to start holding something 4. to …
Longman Activator English vocab
BREATH — See ↑ BREATHE 4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be wasting your breath • ↑ breathless/out of breath • ↑ get your …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BREATH — n. 25B6; noun I took a deep breath : INHALATION, inspiration, gulp of air; exhalation, expiration; Medicine respiration. I had …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOLD — v. 1 grasp, grip, clasp, seize, clutch, keep; carry, Colloq hang on to She asked me to hold the baby …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BREATH — n. 1 gust, zephyr, breeze, puff, whiff, stirring, stir There wasn't a breath of air in the tent 2 hint, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BREATH — See: CATCH ONE'S BREATH, DRAW A LONG BREATH or TAKE A LONG BREATH, HOLD ONE'S BREATH, IN THE SAME BREATH, …
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