breathe · verb I or T /briːð/Full view
Nouns: breath, breather, breathing
Adjectives: breathless
Verbs: breathe
breathe
B1 to take air into and out of your lungs
Dictionary examples:

It's so airless in here - I can hardly breathe.

Breathe in and now breathe out.

Keep breathing deeply.

Learner example:

The air you will breathe is cleaner than the air in the city. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Swiss German)

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