BREATHE

[verb]To breathe is to take air into the lungs and let it out again.It's so airless in here - I can hardly breathe. [I]The instructor told us to breathe in deeply and then breathe out slowly. [I](figurative) She'd passed the test and she could breathe again/more easily (= feel calm because a difficult or dangerous situation has ended). [I]I'm sorry if I'm breathing (= letting out air containing) garlic fumes all over you! [T]"Here they come," he breathed (= said very quietly). [+ speech](specialized) If you let wine breathe, you open the bottle for a short time before you intend to drink from it in order to improve the wine's flavour.We need some new people to breathe life into (= bring new ideas and energy to) this project.(literary) Her eyes fluttered open for a moment and then she breathed her last (= died).(disapproving) If someone breathes down your neck, they stay close to you, watching everything that you do.It's awful having a boss who breathes down your neck all the time.