INHALE


Meaning of INHALE in English

/ ɪnˈheɪl; NAmE / verb

to take air, smoke, gas, etc. into your lungs as you breathe

SYN breathe in :

[ v ]

She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply.

He inhaled deeply on another cigarette.

[ vn ]

Local residents needed hospital treatment after inhaling fumes from the fire.

OPP exhale

►  in·hal·ation / ˌɪnhəˈleɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ]:

Hundreds of children were treated for smoke inhalation.

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WORD ORIGIN

early 18th cent.: from Latin inhalare breathe in, from in- in + halare breathe.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.