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English verb: take a breath | |||
| 1. | take a breath (body) draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs | ||
| Samples | I can breathe better when the air is clean. The patient is respiring. | ||
| Synonyms | breathe, respire, suspire | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | breathe in, breathe out, choke, exhale, expire, hiccough, hiccup, hyperventilate, inhale, inspire, respire, saw logs, saw wood, sigh, snore, suspire, wheeze, yawn | ||
| Entail | breathe in, breathe out, exhale, expire, inhale, inspire | ||
| Verb group | respire, respire | ||
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