transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbrēth ]
verb
( breathed ; breath·ing )
Etymology: Middle English brethen, from breth
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to draw air into and expel it from the lungs : respire ; broadly : to take in oxygen and give out carbon dioxide through natural processes
b. : to inhale and exhale freely
2. : live
3.
a. obsolete : to emit a fragrance or aura
b. : to become perceptible : be expressed
a personality that breathe s and that distinguishes his work — Bennett Schiff
4. : to pause and rest before continuing
5. : to blow softly
6. : to feel free of restraint
needs room to breathe
7. of wine : to develop flavor and bouquet by exposure to air
8.
a. : to permit passage of air or vapor
a fabric that breathe s
b. of an internal combustion engine : to use air to support combustion
transitive verb
1.
a. : to send out by exhaling
b. : to instill by or as if by breathing
breathe new life into the movement
2. : to give rest from exertion to
3. : to take in in breathing
breathe the scent of pines
4. : to inhale and exhale
breathe air
5.
a. : utter , express
don't breathe a word of it to anyone
b. : to make manifest : evince
the novel breathe s despair
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- breathe down one's neck
- breathe easy